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...upshot is that, while the quarter was Citi's best since mid-2007, it's awfully hard to say what it signifies. The chances that the bank might eventually be able to earn its way out of its troubles without more taxpayer help seem to have increased. But it will take many more quarters before anybody can say that with confidence...
Despite worries that the current recession may prompt Americans to save on fees and file their own taxes come April 15, more people than ever are going into accounting--some 60,000 now earn accounting degrees annually. The green-eyeshade brigade may even benefit from tax changes in the recent stimulus package. Such updates are always followed by confusion, a boon for tax experts...
...allowed six runs in the second against Bryant University (24-9) in an 8-2 defeat yesterday during an otherwise even contest in Smithfield, R.I.The Crimson could not muster much of an offensive charge against Bulldogs senior starter Dan Lozeau, who strung together an effective 5.2 innings, yielding two earned runs on seven hits.“We had a few opportunities that we didn’t capitalize on,” captain Harry Douglas said. “We didn’t take advantage of a couple times when we had runners in scoring position...
...collection companies say they mainly go only after "professional" debtors: the business owner or public figure intent on gaming the system - "not families who don't earn enough to get to the end of the month," says Granda...
...really that simple? Afghans like Khan say only a small fraction of the insurgency consists of hardened jihadis willing to fight to the death; the rest are ordinary, poor villagers who simply haven't been given a better option. Khan estimates that the insurgents earn from $100 to $200 a month, money that comes from the illegal trade in lumber. Similarly, analysts in Afghanistan's south, where U.S. and coalition forces are fighting an insurgency funded by the opium trade, argue that the U.S. policy of poppy eradication has only fueled the fighting by eliminating income without providing an alternative...