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...enough. At a time of extreme stress in global equity and credit markets, many governments have surplus foreign exchange to play with - and because of the falling dollar, they are increasingly interested in investing their cash where it can earn greater returns than U.S. Treasury debt, the traditional safe haven. The largest SWFs - the so-called Super Seven, which includes China, Russia, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Norway and two Singapore funds - control up to $1.8 trillion. By 2011, assets under management at SWFs worldwide are projected to grow almost fourfold to nearly $8 trillion, according to Merrill Lynch. By comparison, hedge...
...gaining traction on campus, students at Harvard still appear to be less active in these efforts compared to their peers at some other universities.The Yale Sustainable Food Project, for example, runs an organic farm partially staffed by student interns that provides produce for some student events and a New Haven restaurant.At Middlebury College in Vermont, 30 percent of the College’s food comes from within the state, according to Middlebury’s 2007 Sustainability Report Card.“Other students are more active on their campuses, working with their dining services, going out and researching farms...
...eyes are on her to deliver," Ma says. "Now that she has a kind of mandate, she carries a lot of expectation into office. I think she will be under some pressure to get something done because it seems the democrats haven't been able to do much to move the system forward...
...there and win this one for us.’ We’ve been taking everything one game at a time.”The hype surrounding the game on campus was unmatched by anything other than a certain football game in New Haven. Harvard students had to enter a lottery for tickets on Thursday afternoon—and not only were the tickets all given out, but everyone showed up. Lavietes was the loudest, most packed I’ve seen, and the fans were treated to—and played a significant part in?...
...dazzle has failed to achieve what French consumers are waiting for most: economic growth capable of cutting joblessness, and putting more disposable income into their pockets. With that not happening, 87% of respondents say the government has failed to battle rising prices; 73% say its efforts to lower unemployment haven't worked; and another 73% feel the economic outlook is getting worse...