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Maybe Greenspan’s Manty Index Is Off Because It’s 30 Years Old

Fashion people and economists got giddy when sales of men's underwear went up 4.7 percent in the first half of the year. After all, Alan Greenspan postulated 30 years ago that sales of men's underwear rise when the economy pulls out of a low point. Full Article at New York Magazine

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  1. Former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan speaks about the economy at the Council on Foreign Relations in  New York October 15, 2009. Greenspan said he was not too worried about the latest bout of selling in the U.S. dollar, which recently hit a 14-month low.
  2. WASHINGTON - MAY 12:  Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Alan Greenspan speaks to attendees of a real estate summit hosted by the National Association of Realtors on May 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. The summit, titled 'Advancing the US Economy' also featured FDIC Chair Sheila Bair.
  3. Former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan and wife NBC news woman Andrea Mitchell arrive for the 2009 White House Correspondents Dinner on May 9, 2009 at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC.
  4. CHICAGO - APRIL 08:  Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Alan Greenspan takes questions following a speech to the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference at McCormick Place April 8, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois.
  5. WASHINGTON - JANUARY 08: Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, poses on the red carpet upon arrival at a salute to FOX News Channel's Brit Hume on January 8, 2009 in Washington, DC. Hume was honored for his 35 years in journalism.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 23:  Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 23, 2008 in Washington, DC.
  7. (L-R) Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Christopher Cox and Former Treasury Secretary John Snow testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on the roles and responsibilities of federal regulators...
  8. England's soccer player David Beckham arrives at the 2018 World Cup Bid Breakfast event in Cape Town December 4, 2009. England 2018 Chairman David Triesman, Chief Executive Andy Anson and Vice-Presidents Beckham and Fabio Capello lent their support to the bid. ACTION IMAGES/Mark Wessels via.
  9. CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 4:  In this handout photo provided by the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, David Beckham speaks to journalists and fans sttends the Red Carpet event prior to the 2010 Soccer World Cup Final Draw at the CTICC on December 4, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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