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...failure to spot trouble brewing at the investment banks that fell under its purview. An SEC rule change in 2004 - which didn't generate a lot of attention at the time and passed before Cox came along - let the five largest investment banks significantly raise the amount of money they could borrow. In retrospect, the new ratio - $40 dollars borrowed for each dollar of capital to back it up - was precariously high, considering smaller broker-dealers were capped at a ratio of $12 borrowed for each dollar of capital...
...Bailey said that the state underestimated the popularity of the program “by a huge amount,” and that Mass. Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 is trying to close the gap between how much hospitals spend and how much the state reimburses. As one of the 10 largest health systems in the state, the Health Alliance currently receives over 700,000 patient visits a year—and that number is expected to increase in coming years. Representatives at the state’s Executive Office of Health and Human Services were...
...these securities in the face of widespread market instability. A University spokesman declined to comment on how this spike in interest rates has affected Harvard’s balance sheet. Bonds allow the University to collect money from investors in exchange for the promise to repay the principal amount plus interest later. The coupon rate of variable-rate bonds is tied to the market interest rate. Princeton, which had issued $200 million worth of variable-rate bonds, has seen interest rates on some of its bonds quadruple in the past week, according to Bloomberg News. Princeton’s Controller...
...extreme of politics. I don’t think that the people who are starving confuse dignity with starvation,” Gutierrez said. Despite his tough talk, the commerce secretary included a note of optimism in his speech. “There’s a tremendous amount of talent, creativity and vitality,” he said, “and when that is released, Cuba is going to become one of the greatest nations in the world...
Gillies says that Friday's breakdown released a "large amount" of helium into the tunnel but that CERN's safety protocols ensured there was no risk to staff. Scientists are not allowed into the tunnel when the machine is running, he says, and first responders after the fault all wore respiratory equipment. All scientists working in the underground ring also carry portable respirators, which they are instructed to use within seconds of a helium leak...