The uncertainty about what will happen in Washington is reflected in the sharp divergence of views among economists about growth in the first quarter of 2013.
But in another sharp divergence between the performance of high-tech and most other stocks, 20 of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average fell.
But in another sharp divergence between the performance of the high-technology sector and most other stocks, 20 of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average fell -- 10 of them by more than a dollar -- to push the blue-chip gauge down 79.11 points, to 10,225.73, its fourth loss in five sessions.
The euro has been falling against the dollar in anticipation.Given the sharp divergence across euro-zone economies, the distribution of asset purchases across countries is especially important.
Despite the rich historical connection between development and evolution, early in the twentieth century a sharp divergence arose in the way that researchers approached the study of evolutionary theory.
In the salmon market, there has been a sharp divergence in the revenues of Norwegian and Chilean exporters, as the latter has lost major supply contracts with large retail chains in the USA who are increasingly looking to Norway and Canada to meet demand for farmed salmon.
But even tiding over countries in trouble will not solve the main flaw in the euro: the sharp divergence of national economies that share a common currency without significant fiscal coordination, let alone a single treasury.
Many owners "have not adjusted their price expectations downward" to keep pace with local declines in property values after the mortgage bust, Engelhardt said, thereby contributing to the sharp divergence in their real estate visions compared with those of buyers.
Secondly, there is a sharp divergence in the fortunes of disabled people and others.
Gavin Kelly, the Resolution Foundation's director, said the sharp divergence in fortunes across the age spectrum resulted from more over-60s being in work, as well as positive policy choices to protect pensions from Osborne's spending cuts.
And the figures also highlighted the sharp divergence in growth rates between Germany and the South European countries that are at the heart of the Continent's sovereign debt crisis.
