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...Senior-level bankers, on the other hand, have qualities that may work in their favor, aside from a cushion of accumulated wealth. They are older and have already been through market upheaval during the Black Monday crash of 1987. Morgan says they tend to be adaptable risk-takers who are good at networking and at articulating their worth. "It's the entrepreneurs who are going to succeed," he says. "It's not going to be the people who are waiting around for the next opportunity...
...dramatic economic situation appears to be dampening any enthusiasm for seeing any more lofty heads fall. Especially in France, rumors are swirling that the initial press leaks of the Strauss-Kahn investigation stemmed from Russian and American rivals who covet his position and fear the French Socialists would favor an inordinately rigorous approach to regulating the global finance system. Nevertheless, some suggest there is little appetite within the IMF for an extended period of uncertainty over its leadership...
...Still, markets were more inclined to take heart in the international summit agreement Sarkozy had obtained from Bush. Despite that advance, questions remain how much the U.S. and its free-market fans will the more invasive regulatory approach that Europe seems to favor. Even as they face dire economic crisis, Americans are quicker than Continentals to distrust perceived market "socialism." Indeed, even Bush and Sarkozy seemed to clash Saturday in how each weighed the virtues of regulation against the liberty of markets...
...Senior Erin Wiley, sophomore Katherine Kuzma, and freshman Lindsey Kowal stepped up on the defensive end in the winning effort. Neither team dominated the opening minutes of the second half, but Wiley’s free kick in the 69th minute shifted the momentum in Harvard’s favor. Her ball was deflected to junior Lizzy Nichols, who fired a shot into the net for her first goal of the season. The Crimson wasn’t done scoring yet. With just 4:24 remaining in the game, sophomore forward Katherine Sheeleigh took the ball down the right side...
...Clark engineered an impressive 80-yard drive and capped it with a bullet to a wide-open Mike Fitzgerald to make it 17-10. And as Harvard’s offense sputtered after the break, mustering just a third-quarter field goal, momentum shifted in Lehigh’s favor. Pizzotti led his team deep into enemy territory with under nine minutes to play, but saw his bid for a back-breaking touchdown get intercepted by Casey Eldemire and returned to the Crimson 35.“I probably got a little too greedy with that call...