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...even generosity is recession-proof. According to Giving USA Foundation, charitable giving dropped 5.7% in inflation-adjusted dollars last year--the worst plunge in 50 years. Given the roller-coaster stock market and rising unemployment, however, some experts expressed surprise that the fall wasn't more precipitous...
...Harvard women’s lacrosse team finished its roller coaster of a season with a bang...
...featured a number of team struggles for Harvard (5-12, 2-3 Ivy), its all-star captains led a three-man charge to the championships—with sophomore Corey Jantzen completing the trio—finishing 41st in the nation to notch a positive conclusion to a roller-coaster season. “We had our ups and downs, but that’s been the story since I got here,” O’Connor said. “With injuries, we don’t have the depth that other teams have...
...Politics of Haircuts GM followed Chrysler toward bankruptcy like the next car on a roller coaster. The path was clear: if Chapter 11 was necessary to restructure the smaller, privately owned company, it would surely be needed to resolve the troubles of the publicly held behemoth. But simply seeing where things were headed didn't change the fact that it would be a wild ride...
...important work - they make us understand - but they also have knock-on effects. If stocks "skyrocket," you probably want to get onboard. After all, a rocket goes from the ground up into the heavens. Sounds pretty good. Never mind that a more appropriate metaphor might be a roller-coaster...