Gold stocks also were helped by the passing of " the low period for the gold equities, given the seasonal trend in the underlying commodity, " said Barry Allen, a gold-equities analyst at Gordon Capital Corp.
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When these seasonal trends come to the fore, as they inevitably did during the recently concluded week of back-to-back runway shows in New York, what stands out are the collections that don't fit the established patterns.
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All these factors make it likely that the January effect will be a very profitable seasonal trend to ride at the end of 1999, but they also make timing the effect a little more uncertain than usual.
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Elmira, New York-based Hardinge Inc .'s sales in the first half of 1996 were " about flat, " and the company expects the same for the third quarter because of seasonal trends, said Malcolm Gibson, the company's chief financial officer.
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VALLEY-HOMES ( Los Angeles )-- The San Fernando Valley's housing market defied typical seasonal trends during October with single-family sales soaring 18 percent, hitting their highest number for the month since 1988, even as the median price leaped 21.6 percent.
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The McMurdo Dry Valleys have cooled by 0.7 �C per decade between 1986 and 2000, with similar pronounced seasonal trends . . . . Continental Antarctic cooling, especially the seasonality of cooling, poses challenges to models of climate and ecosystem change.
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"There's underlying strength in the equities markets overall, and on top of that, we are through the low period for the gold equities, given the seasonal trend in the underlying commodity, " said Barry Allen, a gold-equities analyst at Gordon Capital Corp.
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VALLEY-HOMES ( Los Angeles )-- The San Fernando Valley's housing market defied typical seasonal trends during October with single-family sales soaring 18 percent, hitting their highest number for the month since 1988, even as the median price leaped 21 . 6 percent.
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After accounting for seasonal trends and local demographics, " Our models failed to find a statistically significant effect of local, smoke-free policies on restaurant business, " said study co-author William J . Bartosch of the Center for Health Economic Research in Waltham.
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Whether the 18-year seasonal trend is extended _ or ended _ in 2003 depends on factors ranging from a possible war in Iraq to the supply of fuel from Venezuela, whose oil industry strike has resulted in sharply reduced exports to the United States.
