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...University’s Entrepreneurial Finance Laboratory will use the money—totalling almost $710,000—to address the lack of financing that can derail small and medium business enterprises in countries where these businesses are desperately needed to begin building a middle class...
...decision to cut interest rates could cheer Asian investors concerned that a deep economic slump in the West will derail Asia's export-driven economies. The quandary facing Asia's policymakers is that credit is tightening and stocks are plunging due to circumstances mostly beyond their control. "Central banks in Asia don't have the ability to fix the problem," said Kirby Daley, senior strategist at financial services firm Newedge Group in Hong Kong...
...thing about Bush’s celebrated political Teflon is that it rarely involves the candidate alone; rather, a staff of loyal vassals works—and works hard—to subtly detect, derail and discredit all threats, like dogs wandering a minefield...
...reserve. Harvard did not. A weighted ball wafted through the air in the 95th minute—the Crimson defense grew frantic, the Bears’ offense remained stoic—and Brown’s Dylan Sheehan coolly tucked the game-winner into the net.The setback threatened to derail a season that had limitless potential. The Crimson had sported a solid 8-1-1 record and averaged over two goals a game entering the match against Brown. The loss shocked a team that had previously been tops in the Ivy League. The overtime loss was followed by a double...
These and other potential risks were among the topics of discussion in a May 20 debate in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on the subject of what could derail the Gulf boom. The session was co-hosted by TIME and the World Economic Forum on the Middle East. For all of the panelists, political stability was a fundamental concern. Citing the war in Iraq, the turmoil in Lebanon and the failure to achieve peace in Israel, Mohammed Shafik Gabr, chairman of Egypt's Artoc Group for Investment & Development, warned that "things are not getting any better" in the broader region...