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...give up the sweep without a fight, the Crimson jostled with the Bulls throughout most of play, tying 10 times.Led by junior Chelsea Ono Horn and freshman Annie Ingersoll, Harvard hit for .333 in the third after posting minute percentages in the previous two sets. Despite the offensive boost, however, the Bulls pulled away to win 27-25, earning the 3-0 sweep.“Sometimes we’re better at coming back then we are at starting ahead and then keeping a lead.” Durwood said. “The third match showed that...
...Sentiment was boosted by a 3.9% jump in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and by reports that the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve are discussing a massive plan to purchase soured mortgages from American financial institutions. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after a late-night meeting in Washington that the plan, the details of which are still being worked out, is "aimed right at the heart of this problem." Markets also got a boost from the Sept. 18 announcement that the world's major central banks would inject $180 billion into global financial markets...
...moves will boost confidence in the short term, but investors remain jittery, says Tai Hui, regional head of economic research for Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. "It's not that the financial turmoil is getting any better," he says...
...first cut since 2002. The central bank also reduced reserve requirements for some Chinese banks, a step that could increase lending. Goldman Sachs economist Hong Liang commented that the moves "clearly signaled the central bank's intention to support growth" and "could provide some badly needed boost to investors' confidence." Last week, Taiwan unveiled a $3.7 billion stimulus package for the sagging economy that included interest-free housing loans for newlyweds and subsidies for firms that hire new workers...
...Chinese authorities say the milk powder, produced by Chinese dairy giant Sanlu Group, was contaminated with melamine, a chemical used in making plastics. Melamine has been illegally added to food products in China to boost their apparent protein content, including a widely publicized case last year of contaminated pet food that got exported around the world. New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra, which holds a 43% share in Sanlu, said it knew in August that the milk powder was tainted, but Chinese authorities held off on announcing a public recall. Fonterra chief executive Andrew Ferrier said that Sanlu's milk supply...