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...novelist lined up as many dramatic events as the author does here, his work would be blasted as contrived. Lowenstein, a magnificent business writer, creates an almost novelistic accounting of the all-too-real 2008 financial collapse. The book opens in late summer: Lehman Brothers is a hairbreadth away from collapse, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have been taken over by the feds, and AIG is veering toward disaster. After several decades of laissez-faire regulation, Wall Street is crying out to be rescued by the government...
...mobile market declined for the first time since 2001 - the handset industry appears to be on its feet again, according to research firm Gartner Technology, with sales stabilizing at 340 million units sold in last year's fourth quarter. Some analysts expect the worldwide mobile-subscriber base to almost double...
Harvard prides itself on a vast and generous financial aid program. According to Harvard College’s Financial Aid Office, Harvard “[awards] a record-breaking $145 million in need-based scholarship assistance to almost 60 percent of our students.” Sounds pretty good, right? An all-encompassing financial aid package awarded to every student who demonstrates financial need. Wrong. Like many other exalted institutions, Harvard only offers the illusion of financial security. In fact, Harvard is discriminating against the most vulnerable members of its community: The mentally...
...Bears made their move going into the 1,000-meter mark. Brown continued to take seats in the third 500 of the race, holding as much as an eight-seat advantage at one point. The Crimson kept pace and then moved up almost six seats in the sprint to finish just one second behind...
...Almost three-quarters of respondents said they went to Annenberg—the only dining hall that was open during J-Term—often or very often, while 10 percent said they never went to Annenberg...