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...think it will get? The opinions on this shift, but the Boston Consulting Group in late 2008 predicted that about 50% of the companies bought in leveraged buyouts would default on their debt. If half default, and they fire about half of their workers - not the most aggressive estimate - then you're talking about 1.9 million unemployed...
...haven't we seen more evidence of this yet? I think the media hasn't put it together, but it actually is starting. The default rate for the past 12 months is roughly 12% - that's very high. Half of those companies that have defaulted, according to Standard & Poor's, had some type of private-equity involvement in their corporate life. A lot of those are PE-owned companies, ranging from Chrysler to the Tribune Company to Simmons Bedding. We've already seen the tip of the iceberg...
...clock neared game time, the enthusiasm was tangible. By the time the game reached the end of the first half, however, the kegs began to go dry, the ground became littered with discarded solo cups, and students started to make their way across the street to the Yale Bowl...
Many of the outposts along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have few troops. In an October attack on one outpost defended by 48 Americans and half as many Afghan soldiers, insurgent forces outnumbered those troops three to one. The American and Afghan forces were only able to defend themselves thanks to the technological superiority of their weaponry and support, as air strikes and helicopters were rushed to defend the outpost. The attack highlighted the strategic issue of spreading forces dangerously thin. The incoming troops Obama must make available should give more priority to these border outposts, ensuring that such skin...
...Pioneers’ deft touch from beyond the arc, Sacred Heart’s aggressive rebounders also plagued Harvard. Although the Crimson dominated the boards in the first half, grabbing 21 rebounds in comparison to its opponents’ 11, Sacred Heart reversed the roles in the second half, pulling down 25 off the glass, compared to the Crimson’s 14. Overall, the Pioneers held an edge in rebounds, 36-35, at the end of regulation...