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...trillions of dollars to leverage its investments. But the crisis has triggered massive early loan repayments, and because these loans must be repaid in the U.S. currency, demand for the dollar has increased, driving up its value. It's not just hedge funds that are affected. Foreign banks, which hold $12 trillion in dollar assets and liabilities, are also in the process of deleveraging...
...regular investors--long advised to buy stocks, diversify and stay patient--are taking the beating. Anna Weiss, 67, of Houston embodies the anxiety now taking hold across the country. "I saved for 30 years. I have saved and saved and saved so that I could afford some of the nice things that I never allowed myself when I was young," says the retired retail manager. "Now I find because of other people's stupidity that the money I have saved has shrunk...
...smell. The secretary who sits by the front door told me that I wouldn't see many old people, since they like to vote on Election Day so they can see their friends, get breakfast afterward and make a day of it. This made me think that we should hold elections for old people monthly, letting them vote on things we don't want to think about, like stuff about old people...
...week is comparable to an entire punch process crammed into five short days. “It’s like hell week,” says Ebele M. Anidi ’12. Many groups hold their auditions until one or two in the morning...
Even with such abundant available talent, the preponderance of a cappella groups can lead to problems. Less than ten years ago, only six groups played [were allowed?] at Sanders Theater, the largest venue on campus. Currently, eight groups hold this honor, and while double-bill events typically sell well, they rarely sell...