Word: fractionals
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...make an aggressive bet on falling interest rates, consider a fund that buys zero-coupon bonds, which are hypersensitive to rate moves. Zeros are bought for a fraction of face value and make no regular interest payments but are redeemed at face value when they mature (unlike those old friends, they always do). The O'Higgins Fund and American Century Target 2025 are solid choices, both having returned more than 23% this year. Warning: returns would fall fast if rates head sharply higher, something few economists expect...
...should the University make any effort to change what has been the status quo throughout the University's history? Harvard is certainly as popular and as prestigious as ever--donations and applications have not slowed down simply because women hold a mere fraction of the tenured faculty positions at the University or because a woman has yet to reign over Massachusetts Hall. Why should Harvard begin to broaden its horizons, address women's issues and make concerted efforts to diversify its faculty and administration when there is no pressing need...
After the opening festivities Thursday, the new store held a "Doorcrasher Day" on Saturday during which customers could purchase office supplies at a fraction of Staples "typical discount prices...
...college of its own but also respect from traditional schools, including elite institutions. More than 1 million students are being schooled at home, and their ranks are growing about 15% a year, according to the U.S. Department of Education. And though they still account for only a small fraction of the applicant pool at most colleges, homeschoolers are winning over admissions officers...
...course, at google.com) The brainchild of Stanford University pals Larry Page, 27, and Sergey Brin, 26, Google is the Web's largest and hippest search engine. In just two years it has gained a reputation for uncanny speed and accuracy, delivering exactly what you're looking for in a fraction of a second. The site now does this 40 million times a day--not quite a googol (10100, which is 1 followed by 100 zeroes) or the much larger googolplex (1010100), but a number achieved without spending a penny on a TV or newspaper...