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...gauges the options market's expectations of the 30-day volatility of the S&P 500 index. While the VIX has fallen from a high of over 80 last year to a new low under 23, it is still above its historical average of around 20. Eight years ago, after 9/11, it spiked to just over 40. Recently, stocks have reached new highs for the year, so a move down in the VIX is certainly reasonable. (Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
After spending eight weeks at the University of Cambridge, Rui Wang ’11 has fine-tuned a third ear—one she hopes might someday help explain complex human behaviors like the struggle to quit smoking...
...Whitfield has a wife, Debbie, who earns $39,000 a year as an accountant for the local county government. The couple didn't have to worry about losing their cozy, well-kept home or being able to take care of their 4-year-old son Logan. After Brian's eight-week severance ran out, he started collecting unemployment insurance and the Whitfields began reining in spending to cover what they expect will be a 40% drop in income this year. (See how Americans are spending...
...kind of civic engagement; that people are becoming kind of citizen consumers, and that is related to this idea of service. The President: Well, I think you especially see that in the next generation, even among our daughters. I remember Malia maybe three years ago - she was eight or seven - said, you've got to get a hybrid because this is polluting the air and killing polar bears. And you really start seeing, I think, a level of awareness about how decisions you make, about where you shop or what car you drive has an impact on the broader world...
...time when Atlanta is struggling with financial red ink, rising crime, and an increasingly affluent population fed up with high taxes and poor services. When November comes, Atlantans will have to give the mayor's job to someone other than incumbent Shirley Franklin, who is term-limited after eight years in office. (See the five best big city mayors...