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...three institutions this year (though their annual salaries, all upwards of $1.5 million, will remain intact). Future remuneration will be more closely tied to the banks' long-term performance. Government-appointed directors will join the lenders' boards. And, crucially for the wider British economy, the banks have pledged to boost lending to homeowners and small businesses to last year's levels...
...stock market, saw its largest one-day percentage gain since 1939, and the tech-heavy NASDAQ jumped 12%. Seems a gaggle of European countries rolling out billions of dollars to guarantee loans and recapitalize banks, and indications that the U.S. might do some of the same, was the confidence boost everyone needed...
...union leaders say the problems are actually self-made and have little to do with the financial crisis. They say company managers misjudged the market and want wage hikes above the rate of inflation in Germany to give families enough money to buy cars and other products and so boost the domestic economy...
...play Dartmouth in its first Ivy League game and so now it sits in a tie for first place in the Ancient Eight despite having a 1-2 record. Now the Quakers are fortunate enough to play Georgetown in a game that means nothing other than a confidence boost for Penn...
...these segments are nearly lost in the deluge of meaningless celebrity speeches which only reiterate Moore’s immense “bravery.” Fortunately, the film picks up steam as the focus shifts to the final weeks before the election. Moore gives his story a boost of adrenaline by focusing on a series of conservative protests against his speeches. He even manages to evoke some tension and excitement—though the election’s outcome is, of course, obvious. Nevertheless, the film’s final sections bring to mind memories of Michael Moore...