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...BOTTOM LINE It's hard to collapse when you're already sprawling on the ground. PETER TASKER, founder of Tokyo-based Arcus Investment, on Japan's economy, which managed to eke out a surprising 0.5% growth last quarter
...over any 300-pound lineman standing near the goal line in the ugly finish to last week's thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Giants. Quarterback Jeff Garcia's blend of brilliant decision-making, flawless execution and sheer athleticism in the fourth quarter was all it took to eke out the one-point victory. The Bucs are used to bringing offenses down to earth, however. Their defense led the NFL in total defense, points allowed and interceptions, and they absolutely corralled Michael Vick twice this season. Tampa Bay also welcomes back the NFC's highest-rated passer, Brad Johnson...
...American government must stop giving the cold shoulder to the world’s most deprived and desperate people. Of course domestic problems are important, but the U.S. government can eke out a few extra billion dollars from the super-sized military budget or the agribusiness-loving farm bill. As individuals and corporations, we can donate to the U.N’s Global Fund on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (www.apathy-is-lethal.org), which is using all the money it gets to save lives. Or we can donate to OXFAM, another worthy organization that fights suffering and death in Africa and around...
...future looks just as spooky. Even as sales pick up at many firms, top executives fear that business in 2003 will remain shaky. With inflation dead, most have no power to raise prices, and they see cost cuts--especially layoffs--as one of the few ways to eke out profits. Companies have already cut 1.2 million jobs this year through October--that's about 3,600 a day--according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, the Chicago outplacement firm. Sun Microsystems, Boeing, McDonald's and J.P. Morgan Chase have announced that they will slash thousands more jobs in coming months, and many...
Against Minnesota yesterday, Harvard maintained a 35-16 shot advantage, but the Gophers found opportunities amid the onslaught to eke...