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...market like this people often ignore good news." AJIT SURANA, Indian stockbroker, on the country's recent market meltdown. India's Sensex index has plunged more than 20% since May 11 despite news that the economy grew by 8.4% in the year that ended March...
...League athletic policies, I remained convinced that in general, the league does collegiate sports the right way. It’s a competitive and intriguing product that has won me over as a fan for life. And while league supporters may banter about recruiting restrictions, athletic scholarships, and Academic Index floors, there’s very little the Ivy League could do to make me a bigger...
...back to 1992. Their portfolio of 11 stocks beat the market six out of seven times--by as many as 19 percentage points and as few as 7 percentage points. Only once did the portfolio produce a loss, falling 1.8% while the benchmark Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) world index eked out a 1% gain. On average, the UBS portfolio rose 9% in the three-month periods while the MSCI index fell 1%. That's a whupping...
...many indicators, Britons' health has improved. But recent layoffs in some regional health authorities have led people to think the whole system is sick - which gets magnified by the government's other missteps and the general dyspepsia people feel toward its leader. According to the Deloitte/Ipsos MORI Delivery Index released last Friday, public expectations of what the government will accomplish as it tries to rejuvenate public services are now at an all-time low. Only 33% think they'll get better; only 22% expect the nhs to improve, which is a big drop from last year, thought to be caused...
...According to primary selection criteria, at-large teams are selected based on three major categories: wins against teams in descending order of ranking in the ratings percentage index (RPI)—1-5 is worth five points, 6-10 four points, 11-15 three points, 16-20 two points, and all other wins one point—in addition to strength of schedule index, determined by how each team performs against its tough opponents; and normal RPI rank, based on winning percentage, opponent’s record, and opponent’s strength of schedule...