ups and downs

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Sometimes inventories and trade balances can exaggerate the ups and downs in GDP, but that wasn’t the case in the fourth quarter.

From MarketWatch

The U.S. trade deficit and the production of inventories —or unsold goods — are also wild cards that could exaggerate ups and downs in fourth-quarter GDP.

From MarketWatch

Madigan: That’s the ups and downs of being in this business.

From Los Angeles Times

In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, the “Weapons” star discusses finding viral fame with her Oscar-nominated role as Aunt Gladys after years of ups and downs.

From Los Angeles Times

But, behind the rollercoaster ups and downs of pop stardom, D:Ream's Peter Cunnah was also on a personal journey - the search for his birth parents.

From BBC