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Financial stocks were a big drag on Thursday's market - banks fell 6.6%, led by Bank of America's 14% decline. Real estate-related sectors were also sharp decliners, with home construction stocks falling 9%. Both sectors, finance and housing, are at the heart of the goverment's efforts to address the financial crisis. On February 10 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled a multi-pronged plan for troubled banks, and on Wednesday President Barack Obama announced a $275 billion program to stem foreclosures and support the housing market. Today's stock market action suggests investors are still in doubt about...
That world ended in 2000, when circulation at the Rotterdam-based paper peaked at around 270,000. Young readers stopped signing up. Circulation fell quickly; it's now approximately 220,000, and falling 5,000 to 10,000 a year. "We asked ourselves, 'Is this the end?'" says Hans Nijenhuis, then foreign editor at the newspaper...
...Crimson is victorious against the Big Red, it will most likely face a very challenging second-round date with Yale, Princeton, or Trinity, all teams that Harvard fell to earlier in the season...
...Crimson showcased its skill and heart last Wednesday, when it challenged No. 3 Yale and almost pulled off an upset against the Bulldogs. Harvard fell just short of a team victory, and Yale went home with...
...last meeting of these two rivals, the Crimson fell on hard luck. After exchanging leads for most of the game, the Tigers pulled ahead with only 3:49 remaining and held on to win the game, 77-71. Nevertheless, Harvard knows what it has to do to be successful...