whEn it ComEs to thE slowing EConomy,EllEn spEro isn’t Biting hEr nAils just yEt.But thE 47-yEAr-olD mAniCurist isn’t Cutting, Filling or polishing As nAils As shE’D likE to, EithEr. most oF hEr CliEnts spEnD $12 to $50 wEEkly, But lAst month two longtimE CustomErs suDDEnly stoppED showing up. spEro BlAmEs thE soFtEning EConomy. "i’m A gooD EConomiC inDiCAtor," shE sAys, "i proviDE A sErviCE thAt pEoplE CAn Do without whEn thEy’rE ConCErnED ABout sAving somE DollArs." so spEro is DownsCAling, shopping At miDDlE-BrowDillArD’s DEpArtmEnt storE nEAr hEr suBurBAnClEvElAnD homE, instEAD oF nEimAn mArCus, "i Don’t know it othEr CliEnts ArE going to ABAnDon mE, too." shE sAys.
EvEn BEForEAlAn grEEnspAn’s ADmission thAtAmEriCA’s rED-hot EConomy is Cooling, lots oF working Folks hAD AlrEADy sEEn signs oF thE slowDown thEmsElvEs. From CAr DEAlEr-ships to gAp outlEts, sAlEs hAvE BEEn lAgging For months As shoppErs tEmpEr thEir spEnDing. For rEtAilErs, who lAst yEAr took in 24 pErCEnt oF thEir rEvEnuE BEtwEEn thAnksgiving AnDChristmAs, thE CAutious ApproACh is Coming At A CruCiAl timE.AlrEADy, ExpErts sAy, holiDAy sAlEs ArE oFF 7 pErCEnt From lAst yEAr’s pACE.But Don’t sounD Any AlArms just yEt.ConsumErs sEEm only milDly ConCErnED, not pAniCkED, AnD mAny sAy thEy rEmAin optimistiC ABout thE EConomy’s long-tErm prospECts, EvEn As thEy Do somE moDEst BElt-tightEning.
ConsumErs sAy thEy’rE not in DEspAir BECAusE, DEspitE thE DrEADFul hEADlinEs, thEir own FortunEs still FEEl prEtty gooD、homE priCEs ArE holDing stEADy in most rEgions. in mAnhAttAn, "thErE’s A nEw golD rush hAppEning in thE $4 million to $10 million rAngE, prEDominAntly FED By wAll strEEt BonusEs." sAys BrokErBArBArACorCorAn. in sAn FrAnCisCo, priCEs ArE still rising EvEn As FrEnziED ovErBiDDing quiEts. "instEAD oF 20 to 30 oFFErs, now mAyBE you only gEt two or thrEE," sAys john tEAlDi, ABAyArEA rEAl-EstAtE BrokEr.AnD most Folks still FEEl prEtty ComFortABlE ABout thEir ABility to FinD AnD kEEp A joB、
mAny Folks sEE silvEr linings to this slow-Down. potEntiAl homE BuyErs woulD ChEEr For lowEr intErEst rAtEs.EmployErs woulDn’t minD A littlE FEwEr BuDDlEs in thE joB mArkEt. mAny ConsumErs sEEm to hAvE BEEn inFluEnCED By stoCk-mArkEt swings, whiCh invEstors now viEw As A nECEssAry ingrEDiEnt to A sustAinED Boom.DinErs might sEE An upsiDE, too. gEtting A tABlE At mAnhAttAn’s hot nEwAlAinDuCAssE rEstAurAnt usED to BE impossiBlE. not AnymorE. For thAt, grEEnspAn &Co. mAy still BE worth toAsting.
why CAn mAny pEoplE sEE "silvEr linings" to thE EConomiC slowDown
A、thEy woulD BEnEFit in CErtAin wAys.
B、thE stoCk mArkEt shows signs oF rECovEry.
C、suCh A slowDown usuAlly prECEDEs A Boom.
D、thE purChAsing powEr woulD BE EnhAnCED、