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...funds have moved as much as $400 billion of their assets into cash. Cohen's SAC Capital, which is down 9% this year, has reportedly put half its fund, or $7 billion, in cash. The move to cash makes sense, says Gradante, for the current market. But it may hurt funds over the long haul. "If stocks rebound rapidly, like they did on Monday," says Gradante, "these funds will continue to disappoint investors...
...state of high uncertainty, the brain wants most of all to do something - anything. "The natural urge, when we hurt, is to pull away," says John Forsyth, an associate psychology professor in the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University at Albany, SUNY. Unfortunately, doing something - like selling stock or drinking heavily at the office - can make things dramatically worse...
...made them feel richer. For policymakers, the critical issue is the speed with which the inevitable weaning off of credit now takes place. If the "deleveraging" is quick, it will mean the European economy will be much better placed to rebound on a healthier footing. But curtailing credit would hurt consumers who are deep in debt, and would have serious consequences for retailers and others dependent on household spending for their livelihoods. If the deleveraging is slow, the economy could remain sluggish for several years, weighed down by debt levels. "It was transfusions of credit that made the economy buoyant...
...took a shot at the Bush administration. He said that while the United States still attracts “many of the world’s most talented people,” misfires like the government’s handling of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, and Hurricane Katrina have hurt the country’s reputation.On the topic of economic inequality, the former Treasury Secretary cited the importance of both creating prosperity and spreading its benefits.“People who once felt security in heir communities, their livelihoods, their nation, and the world no longer feel secure...
Using Google as an example of how successful and in-demand free knowledge truly is, Thomas accuses Harvard of being “caught up in old conceptions of property and economics as selling products. Once we realize that…development of ideas is helped and not hurt with open information…the better off we will...