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...acquisitions. While company balance sheets in most countries are, in general, still in quite good shape, this is no longer true for some of them, not least for the targets of private-equity buyouts and for private-equity houses themselves. As an example of how quickly the sector has fallen out of favor, shares in the Blackstone Group, a private-equity giant in the U.S., have dropped about 20% since its initial public offering just weeks ago, and the firm has warned of a significant slowdown in deals...
...Rising demand has been accompanied by dwindling sturgeon stocks. Experts estimate that sources of caviar have fallen by more than 90% since the late 1970s because of overfishing. The supply crunch looks set to get worse as a ban intended to replenish the stocks of the depleted Caspian sea, which supplies about 90 percent of the world's caviar, was rescinded earlier this year to the outrage of environmentalists...
...those Saturday mornings years ago, I never realized how special an opportunity I had to travel and experience different places. And I could say the same for my life now in the U.S. Indeed, for the past two years I have fallen into that same trap at Cambridge, moaning about how the grass is greener on the other side of the pond...
Senior Liam O’Hagan has been confirmed as the Crimson’s starter at quarterback, while senior Chris Pizzotti—who started five games for Harvard last year and was battling O’Hagan for the top spot in the spring—has fallen to third string behind junior Jeff Witt...
...pawn of his own weak will. He's a smart, resourceful detective, a hip Hercule Poirot. And Hemmings, 24 when the film was made, is perfect as a rare Antonioni alpha male. On screen for every scene, he invests the role with discretion, daring and the look of a fallen seraph...