Word: argentina
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...given the ongoing turmoil in Asian currency and stock markets and the litany of special risks associated with places like Russia, China and Argentina, some homesick investors may be second-guessing their decision to become players in the ballyhooed global economy. Certainly, the carnage in Asia has been enough to give anyone doubts. In a move most pros didn't see coming, Thailand devalued its currency, the baht, on July 2. Thai stocks promptly skidded 30% and sent tremors through markets in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Stock funds heavily invested in the region fell an average...
...native of Argentina, Eisenberg pursued medical studies at a time when women went to school only until about age 12 unless training for a "practical" career such as teaching. Eisenberg's parents supported the career choice, but distant relatives and close friends chastised her, saying she would "have trouble finding a husband once [she'd] seen a cadaver" and that she "probably would faint when [she] saw blood...
Eisenberg traces her interest in the mental welfare of others to her own history and the fact that both her mother and grandparents immigrated to Argentina from Eastern Europe at a time when Jewish families were being actively persecuted...
...people at Ellis Island gave him a map and said 'pick,' so he chose Argentina-the only other country he knew, where, like America, the streets were said to be paved with gold and you could make a fortune for your family," she says...
However, for her birthday on Sept. 15, Eisenberg's son gave her a one-week trip to Argentina. She is now looking forward to returning home in November...