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...economist for Credit Suisse in Tokyo who covers foreign exchange, expects the yen to advance to 85 to the dollar within three months and to 83 over the next year. Intervention, he says, will come at the 85-level, but even then it is difficult to predict what will happen. "What we're seeing is the unwinding of the yen carry trade," says JPMorgan Chase's Sasaki, referring to the practice of buying low-interest yen and investing it in high-yield currencies. "It's a very strong and powerful movement and it's difficult to stop it. I think...
...deals will happen, of course. Bosses at both Iberia and Qantas have warned BA that it can join forces with only one of them, and on Dec. 18, Qantas and BA said talks had come to an end after the airlines failed to agree on "key terms" of a deal. One of the problems in Europe is that few airlines - Ryanair and Lufthansa are exceptions - have enough cash on hand to simply buy smaller rivals...
...authorized searches underway for new faculty were confirmed to have been cut to 15. Many staffers said they have not heard news of impending layoffs, and that the possibility seems slim—Holt said he has been told that “nothing precipitous is going to happen with jobs.” But for some, the hiring halt seems a precursor to more drastic cuts. “It’s not possible to say that no one will be laid off,” said Richard E. Kaufman, a librarian in the psychology department...
...change are schools in for? Duncan, who is particularly attuned to the achievement gap between high- and low-income students, has hinted that he does not approve of the way Illinois schools receive the bulk of their funding from local tax revenue. "It's morally inexcusable that children who happen to be born in wealthier communities, white ones, get a better education than those who live in poor communities," Duncan told TIME last August. "Clearly, as a state, we've lacked the political courage to fundamentally challenge the status quo, not just tweak it at its edges." He added...
...burden or boring or otherwise not enjoyable to be with, then you probably need to take a better look at whether you're in the right relationship. But if your aim is to take a little "me-time" or to pursue activities and interests that you and your mate happen not to share, then there's no shame in leaving him or her at home. It's probably better that...