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...current case involves many charges - all told, six defendants, nine companies whose securities were allegedly illegally traded and many more than that number of actual trades. And while one alleged instance of illegality conveniently included Chiesi comparing her situation to the most famous insider-trading case in recent memory (though Martha Stewart ultimately went to prison for obstruction of justice and making false statements, not insider trading), many of the other instances could be more open to interpretation. This is a big case, and it will take a long time to untangle it in court...
...unusually cold and snowy weather in store for this winter is caused an abnormally weak El Niño, a warming current in the Pacific Ocean that is can be used to predict weather patterns, according to the National Weather Service’s website. Strong El Niño currents are often correlated with warmer-than-average winters in the New England region...
...event—hosted by the Harvard College Women’s Center—featured the screening of television video clips followed by Gandy’s commentary and an interactive discussion between the current Kennedy School Institute of Politics fellow and audience members...
...This unprecedented loss is treated as a rather small blip on a generally upward curve, giving us little confidence that Harvard is addressing the scope and nature of the current problems,” the nine alumni wrote. They said that the University’s annual financial report, which was released on Friday, “fail[ed] to acknowledge any fundamental mistakes or to suggest any major changes in the way the endowment is managed...
...Gist: The College Board has released its annual report on the cost of higher education, and the news is distressingly predictable: despite the current economic downturn, college is getting more expensive. Tuition and fees for the 2009-10 school year at a private, four-year college or university now averages $26,273, a 4.4% increase from last year. Throw in room and board and you're up to $35,636. Public schools are a better deal, of course, but their price tag is growing even faster - up 6% or more. All this in a year where the cost of most...