Word: broking
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...dumps more than $5 trillion - yes, with a t - of the firms' debt onto taxpayers, nearly doubling the amount Uncle Sam owes to his lenders. While we're trying to get our heads around what amounts to the biggest debt transfer since money was created, Lehman Brothers goes broke, and Merrill Lynch feels compelled to shack up with Bank of America to avoid a similar fate. Then, having sworn off bailouts by letting Lehman fail and wiping out its shareholders, the Treasury and the Fed reverse course for an $85 billion rescue of creditors and policyholders of American International Group...
...Shanghai World Financial Center admits that a real-estate slide has affected tenancy, with just 45% of the tower currently occupied. The hosting of the Olympics by Shanghai's northern rival only added insult to injury, even if local papers hastened to note that Shanghai's athletes broke more world records than those from any other Chinese city...
...their own end of the field. McCoy stepped in, stole the ball, and ripped a shot into the right side of the cage. In overtime, UMass applied steady pressure, recording 11 shots and three penalty corners. Stone managed to thwart the Minutewomen attempts with four overtime saves until Parker broke through. “We were able to come back and tie it up twice, which was amazing,” Stone said. “That focus and drive is something that we’re really excited about.” —Staff writer Timothy...
...risen to the top of the contemporary art world - in April, he broke a record for a mainland Chinese painting when one of his works fetched $8.2 on auction. His subject matter deals invariably with the consequences of modernity, depicting the forgotten faces of peasants in the Tibetan desert, or families displaced by the rising waters of the massive Three Gorges damn project. He's also done portraits of prostitutes in Thailand, and high school students in Boston. Says Morgan Morris, the Rome-based curator of this latest project: "Every time there's something coming to a head, he captures...
...could not overtake New Hampshire despite six second half penalty corners. Lehman withstood the attack, making three saves in the second half and securing the victory. HARVARD 1, HOLY CROSS 0 The Crimson started the season off on the right foot with its 1-0 victory on Friday. Keating broke a scoreless tie midway through the second half when she tipped a shot past Crusaders goalkeeper Erin Singleton. The opportunity came after sophomore forward Leigh McCoy drew a foul in the circle. On the ensuing penalty corner, junior midfielder Kristin Bannon found Polet who fired the shot that Keating deflected...