She convinced them to pool scant food stocks they had salvaged from their wrecked home, worked out how much each household could have each day, and distributed vital remaining kitchen utensils.
Macy's was among the scant few stocks to actually post a gain on a day when about 85% of those traded in New York were in the red.
Analysts say it would not be feasible for Viacom to sell its 82percentt stake to the public as newly issued Blockbuster shares because there would be scant demand for the stock.
New employment data, which had scant effect on the stock market, was also largely set aside by the bond market, which tends to rise on poor economic news that portends lower interest rates.
On a day with little earnings or economic news, investors saw scant reason to buy stocks a day after the main indexes had their biggest gains in nearly two months, traders said.
Scatter five or so whole garlic cloves on top, add a scant cup of water or stock and bake them, covered, in a 400-degree oven for about 30 minutes.
Good stock pickers pay scant attention to the level of the market or its random day-to-day nonsense.
Yahoo : Shares of the online media company are trading 0.05% lower at mid-session to $18.17, a scant 13 cents off the stock's new 52-week high of $18.30 attained during the previous trading day.
Some skeptics point out that foreign stocks may have scant market research and trade infrequently, or that some of the companies may have sketchy accounting practices.
Global grain stocks were already scant, so wheat prices began to rise rapidly.
