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...going up recently far outnumbers the number of stocks sinking. Last week, for instance, nearly 2,165 New York Stock Exchange traded stocks rose, while only 1,009 fell. Market technicians say that is good sign for shares because it means investors are optimistic about the fortunes of a broad range of companies and not just one sector of the market. Technicians also like the fact that historically most rallies last much longer than two months, and that the market hit its low twice, before rebounding. In the past, a so-called double bottom has been a predictor...
Reiterating his goal of broad-based “reshaping” of FAS to make up a $220 million deficit over the next two years—but characteristically shying away from discussing specific initiatives—Smith said the six working groups must reevaluate Faculty “excellence” in light of the budgetary crunch...
...failure of the last effort to overhaul the health system in 1994, the Obama Administration has styled its approach to be the opposite of that of Bill and Hillary Clinton, who presented lawmakers with a complex bill that was more than 1,000 pages long. Obama has spelled out broad goals - expanding coverage and bringing down costs - but has pretty much left it up to Congress to decide...
...These proposals will not only constitute the biggest alteration of Paris since Baron Georges-Eugene Haussmann reconfigured the capital around its broad boulevards nearly 150 years ago, they will also seek to create a vast, socially and economically self-perpetuating metropolis from what is now a patchwork of municipalities and regions. Despite the enormity of that goal, Sarkozy wants to move fast. He's calling for financing offers from an array of public and private actors to be tabled in July. And in October, he will introduce legislation to strip down construction, zoning, and other laws that have traditionally slowed...
...counter the Taliban advances in the propaganda war, the Pentagon has reportedly launched a broad "psychological operations" campaign in Afghanistan and Pakistan to take down insurgent-run web sites and the jam radio stations. The Afghan government, for its part, has opened a new $1.2 million media center with international support. Staffed by a team of Western-trained spin doctors, the facility includes a high-tech media monitoring wing and an outreach department tasked with building better working relations with journalists...