The second double-dip was precipitated by then Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker pushing nominal interest rates to 19% to rein in runaway inflation sparked by a spike in oil prices.
The profit dip in the second quarter came after three consecutive quarters of rising profit.
Second, while the dip-buyers did come in and do their thing for a while, they also may be finally showing some signs of fatigue.
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The opening of the second half had seen a clear dip in quality from what had been a decent first 45 minutes, but two positive Mexican substitutes - Hernandez and Blanco - altered that, with a third, Vela's replacement Barrera, also playing a part.
The second is the reduction in chatter about potential deflation and a double-dip recession.
This is largely due to an expected dip in production in the second and third quarters owing to seasonal factors and planned maintenance, as well as asset sales.
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Our analysis suggests that the outlook for growth in the second half of 2010 is uncertain at best and a double-dip recession is not out of the question.
Jacob Zuma's chances of serving a second term as the country's president would dip if it had done worse.
While she rarely had occasion to dip into foreign sources during her time on the Second Circuit, she recently went out of her way to embrace the concept and its applications by the high court.
That dip to the 50% level is usually labeled the second wave.
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Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, also expects to dip into the red.
The biggest news: NBC's "Revolution" (9.3 million viewers, 3.5 rating among adults 18-49) took a 15 percent dip in its second week, but still ruled 10 p.m. in the demo.
While the numbers clearly demonstrate that the Index is going for a second bottom, David Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee, was weary of using the term double-dip.
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By speaking regularly and aggressively about a second round of quantitative easing, they have been successfully jawboning inflationary expectations higher, as attested to by the recent dip of TIPS into negative yield territory for the first time.
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