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...disputes one of the bank's key arguments: that the current abnormally high inflation rate of 2.5%, driven in part by oil prices of over $60 bbl., will spark demands for higher wages that will set off a cycle of price increases. ECB officials point out that their benchmark interest rate of 2% is less than inflation and that high oil prices are probably here to stay. They're also keen to fire a shot at governments in France, Germany and elsewhere that have allowed budget deficits to soar. "I won't lean out of the window and shout that...
Mark Davies, Betfair's international-marketing director, acknowledges the firm is caught in a bind, especially in the all-important U.S. market. And outside shareholders, including venture-capital firms Benchmark and Index Ventures, are growing impatient. But for the moment, the firm is betting that virtue will bring its own reward--in Australia if not in the U.S. Last month the government of the Australian island of Tasmania said it will allow online-betting exchanges, opening the door for Betfair to a huge market that it had resisted tapping illegally...
...games, O’Hagan has more passing yards and touchdowns than Fitzpatrick did in his sophomore year. And although Fitzpatrick split time with Neil Rose ’03 that season, the current St. Louis Ram’s career path certainly isn’t a bad benchmark for any Harvard quarterback...
...over the Tigers at Baker Rink, finishing its first road trip of the season 1-1. Sophomore forward Jon Pelle netted the eventual game-winner four minutes into the third period with a high shot to the left post that beat Princeton goalie Eric Leroux. It was a crucial benchmark for Harvard (2-1-0, 2-1-0 ECAC), which came into the night after dropping a 5-2 stunner to ECAC-rookie Quinnipiac the night before. It was a mediocre weekend for Harvard, which came into Friday’s game after a 6-2 thumping of Dartmouth. Against...
Ongoing studies of identical twins have measured achievement motivation--lab language for ambition--in identical siblings separated at birth, and found that each twin's profile overlaps 30% to 50% of the other's. In genetic terms, that's an awful lot--"a benchmark for heritability," says geneticist Dean Hamer of the National Cancer Institute. But that still leaves a great deal that can be determined by experiences in infancy, subsequent upbringing and countless other imponderables...