Naked City
Cinch That Wallet!
Fri., Sept. 28, 2001
A downward Dow, hundreds of thousands of layoffs (and counting), sagging consumer confidence: Business types might call these signs of an economic "paradigm shift." Close to home, last week the Texas Workforce Commission reported that state unemployment has increased to 4.9%. Even Fort Worth's wealthy Bass family cashed in their Disney stock, giving up their small piece of Mickey.
Just because our once-ebullient bull market is now a fickle bear, however, doesn't mean we should toss style to the wind. Here's our guide to what's hot and what's not in these tough economic times:
Out: IPOs
In: IOUs
Out: Synergy
In: Lethargy
Out: Dogs allowed at the office
In: No office
Out: Techies
In: Okies
Out: Wired
In: Fired
Out: Convention centers
In: Unemployment offices
Out: Geekcorps
In: Marine Corps
Out: Thinking outside the box
In: Living inside a box
Out: Globalization
In: World War
Out: iNdulgence
In: iNdigence
Out: This is "so" Old Economy
In: Is this 1929?
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