Domestic pressure could very well bring down the regime, but international pressure will not.

What led to the fall of the Roman Empire?

Rapid technological progress brings rapidly falling prices.

The sharp fiscal retrenchment that has now started throughout southern Europe should contribute further to a sharp deceleration, if not outright fall, in domestic demand there.

To offset this, a reduction in bank reserve requirements is expected, although this cuts against the rules of Convertibility and may cause a fall in international reserves.

Depression can lead to suicide.

In countries where economy rules, things like this lead to the fall of the government.

Now, where, perhaps, does this end up right now?

It may give rise to serious trouble.

It may give rise to serious trouble.

Carelessness can lead to a serious accident.

Carelessness can lead to a serious accident.

This could lead to strange bugs.

Strong heating may lead to explosions.

The combined effect of these developments has been to erode Lee s reputation precipitously.

This is more likely to bring the euro down than a No vote.

It is us who took STC to the sky and we will also cause its fall

That would point to a stock market drop if the Fed raises the rate, unless policymakers were to soften the blow by promising that another increase would be a ways off.

the narratives that we use now tend to be the rise and fall of the great powers.

The European Central Bank, fixated on inflation, will be slow to lower interest rates, and the European Stability Pact will make it impossible for fiscal policy to offset these weaknesses.

A weakening US economy and the strengthening Euro will dampen European exports.

But such narratives can lead to conflict.

Slight inattention can cause a great disaster.

Nuclear weapons may bring about the annihilation of man.

Eating too much may lead to sickness.

Currency frictions can lead eventually to trade frictions, and currency wars can lead to trade wars.

While Ahmedinejad s apocalyptic vision makes it difficult for westerners to deal with him, Khamenei does not want to stumble into a military confrontation with the West, which would destabilize Iran and possibly lead to the regime s downfall.

Unfortunately, it seems as if Europe has decided that if it can t lead the world in prosperity, it should try to lead the world in decline.

Could the current standoff lead to such an outcome?

Dramatic, rapid change could result in prolonged failure.

Which makes for a very can make for a very stressful situation.

It s brainwashing, and it s easy to do

Too much stress can lead to physical disease.

Smoking can cause a slow and painful death.

Indeed, time to initiate World War III, enthuses Putin. But, as usual, pride precedes a fall.

But, as usual, pride precedes a fall.

In falling, the dollar lowers the value of the dollar securities in foreign portfolios when valued in euros or other home currencies, shrinking the share of dollars in investors portfolios.

Furthermore, Lee s hard line approach to North Korea very different from that of his predecessors has resulted in a popular backlash.

It is their unwillingness to do so at the existing exchange rate that causes the dollar to fall relative to other currencies.

Investors, especially, need to recognize that even if broader positive trends in globalization and technological progress continue, a rise in macroeconomic volatility could still produce a massive fall in asset prices.

Fear that the US would abandon the gold standard sent the dollar plummeting on world markets.

Such a program would cause Greek GDP to fall far more than Ireland s sharp decline to date.

Weak global growth is shrinking export markets, and many commodity prices are plunging. The combination of tighter credit conditions in the advanced economies and dimmer economic prospects in low income countries is hitting investment flows.

The world goes on, the peasants continue plowing their fields, getting on with their lives. They show no interest in the dramatic fall of Icarus.

Weak global growth is shrinking export markets, and many commodity prices are plunging.