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...fully realize the situation at that instant, but the experience certainly helped to stoke my fears that the financial incentive to tailor one’s art to mirror prevailing tastes might impede progress and override creativity. Fresh-out-of-art-school artists can make a decent living doing so, selling as much to new Chinese money as they can to naïve Manhattanites most likely inspired by an article in Sunday Styles to go on a thrill trip and get their hands on the next big thing...
...LAFAYETTE (3-0)Lafayette has a lot of aesthetic appeal, with an undefeated record and gaudy offensive statistics, like running back Maurice White’s 131 yards per game. But the Leopards padded their numbers against lightweights Marist and Georgetown and the first half-decent team they faced, Penn, shut Lafayette down in the second half last week.The Crimson defense will do the Quakers’ one better and cause havoc for the Leopards the entire game. Look for a rebound week for Harvard.Prediction: Harvard 27, Lafayette 17DARTMOUTH (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) AT PENN...
...over. So the more cash you have in short-term securities like bank CDs, interest-bearing checking accounts, money-market mutual funds and Treasury bills, the better shape you'll be in to ride out a market slump and invest again when the economy stabilizes. Typically, a decent cash cushion is three to six months' worth of living expenses if you are working and 12 months' worth or more if you are retired. Double the cushion if you can. "Believe me," says William Jordan, president of the Sentinel Group, financial planners in Laguna Hills, Calif., "you will not look back...
While Congress bickers over how to fix the financial meltdown, there's a decent chance you haven't even felt it. Why, you may be asking yourself, does everyone think there's such a big a problem when you're still being offered credit cards in the mail and 0% financing at the car dealership? Maybe you used to bank with Washington Mutual or Wachovia and overnight you've become a Chase or Wells Fargo customer, but if your money's still there, why does the rest matter...
...though that domestic market looks wobbly - growth in Spain is set to tumble this year, with the country's red-hot real estate market, buoyed by a decade-long boom, now chilling - analysts expect Santander to emerge in decent health. Though defaults as a portion of its total loans hit 1.3% in the first half of the year, versus 0.8% over the same period last year, mortgage-lending policies in Spain are typically more conservative than in the U.K., for instance...