Word: cheap
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...Hussein's plight reflects one of the burgeoning problems of the global downturn. Countries that built successful economies in part on the backs of cheap migrant workers now face upheaval in their labor markets. In places like Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea, and the Gulf states, companies are folding, factories are closing, and thousands are losing their jobs - meaning migrant workers like Hussein are being shoved out of the labor pool and into a tenuous half-life on the margins of the world economy...
...public reaction to the Treasury Department's plan to dislodge risky loans and poorly performing bonds from banks has been positive. After the plan was announced two weeks ago, the stock market produced one of its biggest rallies in months. At its core, the plan promises to offer cheap loans to investors to purchase bank loans on which borrowers are behind or at risk of default. The plan would put needed cash into the hands of the banks. And on the surface it looks like it could produce sizeable returns for investors, as well as a smaller profit...
...course, the hope of the Treasury's PPIP program is that with cheap loans from the government investors will be willing to pay more. Why would they do that? Like lower prices, leverage boosts returns. So an investor buying an asset in part with loans should be willing to pay more than someone who has to buy that same asset with just their own cash. Based on TIME.com's analysis, an investor, using the 6-to-1 leverage the government is providing, can pay as much as $0.70 per dollar lent, and still expect to get the same return...
Value may be the sweet spot for WPS. Women's soccer is a cheap ticket - the average price is in $15-to-$19 range, and some deals let fans grab a seat for as little as $10. "We're an attractive and affordable alternative," says Antonucci. "Whereas in a good economy, we might have been perceived as, well, a lower priority among sports fans. We might actually have some sports fans sample us who wouldn't have otherwise...
...Baby. Icelandair will begin nonstop service between Seattle and Reykjavik on July 22. Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will depart Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 4:30 p.m., arriving in Reykjavik at 6:45 a.m. Get a little perspective, and some cheap deals, by visiting a nation that is undergoing a worse financial crisis than...