Word: bitted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When I went there, there was a little bit more of a feeling that in class you were trying to win against other students," he says...
Current HLS professor Todd Rakoff, who also graduated from HLS in 1975, says that the tone of the school, though it was never overwhelmingly bad, has changed quite a bit since he was there...
...nominated. Nonetheless, he attempted a summary of their likely economic effects. The Republican plan, he thought, would prompt slightly more economic growth, though only in the first five years, largely by spurring more consumer demand than a fully employed economy might need. Inflation would therefore be a bit higher in the first three years than under the Democratic plan, and interest rates could be significantly higher. On the other hand, the Republican plan includes a capital-gains tax cut of about $35 billion, a reduction that would yield a "quite significant bang for the buck," in Sinai's phrase...
HAPPY MUNI YEAR Low inflation and high yields are making municipal bonds an attractive buy. The yield on benchmark munis reached 5.99% a few weeks ago, a peak for the year. Those returns have slipped a bit since, but munis still offer relatively high rates. They are yielding more than 90% of a comparable Treasury bond, the result in part of an abundant supply. "Historically, muni yields are not this close to Treasury yields with the same maturity," says Mark Tenenhaus, director of municipal research for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. The kicker is that the muni bonds are tax free...
MORE DOTS For top-quality scans, you'll want 1,200 dpi and 36-bit color depth. Generally, the higher the price, the better the lens--one of the most important components...