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...Stanley in December for $5.5 billion; last week Gao Xiqing, CIC's chief investment officer, was in New York for talks with Mack about expanding that stake. But buying 10% or more of the investment bank would have required a U.S. government review, a process that would be much easier for a private deal coming from a close U.S. ally than one coming from a government controlled sovereign wealth fund from China. "You have the [U.S. Treasury Department]asking the taxpayers to absorb all the bad debts from these banks' balance sheets," says a western banker who occasionally advises...
...We’re really ready,” junior co-captain Lily Durwood said. “It’s a lot different playing Ivies. You recognize all the teams and different campuses you’ve played in before. It’s a lot easier to get excited to play Dartmouth than some random team on your preseason schedule.” HARVARD 3, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 0In the final game of the tournament, the Crimson reversed its previous fortunes, shutting out Georgia Southern 3-0. “We were ready...
...against the University of Toledo before playing the host team, University of Florida, several hours later.Harvard lost both games against the tough foes, going 1-6 for the day in games.“We have a pretty stacked preseason, because we want Ivy League competition to seem easier,” junior co-captain Lily Durwood said. “Hopefully we’re just prepared to play really fast-paced volleyball at the next level in our league.” The Crimson next lined up against Georgia Southern and James Madison University on Saturday...
Olmert's departure, though long awaited, has plunged Israeli politics into turmoil. One Haaretz columnist joked that Livni would have an easier time recruiting enemy Syria to her side than trying to woo over rebellious Knesset members. His remarks come after a Damascus daily glowingly referred to her as a "Mossad beauty" because Livni, now 50, had served as a junior Israeli spy in Europe during the 1980s...
...split the first day I worked the dessert line by myself. To this day, I shudder at the thought of making pastry cream—I’ve pretty much discovered every way there is to mess up a recipe that has only five ingredients. But things got easier. Italian suddenly clicked. I could eye my vanilla gelato to see how much longer it needed in the mixer and judge the doneness of my frittata by its firmness. After slicing watermelon every morning for breakfast, I could wield a knife as deftly as a pencil. I could give porcini...