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...Still, there are some who believe the jump in bullion is an early warning sign that the U.S. government's efforts to quell the recession will backfire. The fear is that the trillions of dollars the government is spending to safeguard the financial sector and boost the economy could result in massive deficits and mounting inflation. "People who are buying gold are buying into the argument that the Federal Reserve will not be able to take back all the liquidity it has poured into the market and protect against inflation," says James DiGeorgia, editor of the newsletter Gold and Energy...
...said Subash Khadka, an employee at Doma. “We really didn’t know much about the calendar change, so we ran out—but not empty-empty.” Khadka pointed to the sparsely-stocked shelves, evidence of a welcome boost in sales over the long Labor Day weekend. He had just finished placing an order for more liquor. “The summer is slow for us, since most of our customers are students,” Khadka explained. He estimated that Doma orders twice as much alcohol per week during the school...
...captain Brian Grimm said.“Andre is a notoriously slow starter, so to get him on the board early is fantastic,” Harvard coach Jamie Clark said. “We know he always comes good in October, but this will be a huge boost for him.”The first half of the Crimson’s opening match against Stony Brook was a struggle for the Harvard offense. The second half, though, belonged to Akpan. With the score knotted at one, the Grand Prairie, Texas native stepped up his game...
...Sept. 8 news article "Stimulus Grants Boost Research" incorrectly stated that Harvard had received around $18 million in grant awards from the federal government through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. In fact, that figure only accounted for funds from the National Institutes of Health. The overall figure was approximately $40 million, similar to that received by Yale...
...exactly these initiatives that could make Turkey even more valuable for the E.U., which is trying to boost its clout in the Middle East. "The E.U. is losing leverage in Turkey, just as Turkey is becoming a real regional power," the report says. "There is no other country whose leaders can and do travel so often between capitals as varied as Moscow and Damascus, Tehran and Jerusalem, and be received with respect and be able to advocate important policy goals so widely." (See pictures of Obama in Turkey...