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...course, the "core problem" is the U.S. property market, says Han de Jong, chief economist for ABN Amro in Amsterdam. "In hindsight, the housing market in the U.S. was a bubble." The cause? Superlow interest rates that encouraged lenders to offer loans to virtually anyone, even those with bad credit. Those loans were then bundled together into exotic derivatives and sold off to financial institutions worldwide; when borrowers began to default on their mortgages, money managers from São Paulo to Seoul suffered huge losses...
Vasella keeps a keen eye on his cherished drug business from an elegant second-floor office in the old Sandoz headquarters. On a counter behind his black leather chair are a pair of ancient Egyptian vases, a sword from the Han dynasty and a large blue-green bust of Buddha from the Tang dynasty. An avid collector of Oriental art, he recently bought a 13th century Tibetan statue of Buddha made of gilded bronze, which he keeps at his home in Zug. "I talk to him sometimes," says Vasella, "and I say, 'You know, I like you better than Jesus...
...going to be in the arts.”Despite Connor’s optimism, some current students remain skeptical about the department.“I do sense that people feel it’s not a legitimate concentration,” says Yuna C. Han ’10, when asked what she thinks about the department. But an official pronouncement may help in changing that perception.Last week, Harvard University President Drew G. Faust announced the creation of a “task force on the arts,” designed to ensure that arts education?...
...week like New York, Toyko or Paris,” Parent says. “The first call we got came from Issey Miyake, which is a very successful brand with beautiful stuff.”The show will include seven collections from professional designers, including Gemma Kahng, Chris Han, and Twinkle by Wenlan, all of whom showed at New York Fashion Week.“A common misconception is that this is an Asian fashion show that will feature things like interpretations of kimonos,” Kim says. “The point is that the designers...
...Thursday nights - the start of the Kabul weekend - the poolside bar bursts with an eclectic gathering of security analysts, foreign correspondents, diplomats, aid workers and miscellaneous adventure seekers chattering in multiple languages. If Star Wars were to be remade in Afghanistan, the bar scene where Han Solo encounters - and kills - a bounty hunter would take place at L'Atmo...