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...habit of circling his index finger and thumb around his mouth while he’s listening to you,” one student recalls. “And sometimes he’ll glance away, stare at an empty spot in the room—and it’s just his pose. But it’s fairly disconcerting to a freshman trying desperately to impress him and make a fairly intelligent point to the president of the school and the world’s expert on this topic...
...improved index box runs across the bottom of the page, directing readers to standard items inside the paper...
...raises interest rates. As the economy continues to grow, the fear of inflation--or the thing itself--could also dampen stock prices. A few market watchers think the S&P 500, a popular gauge, could end 2004 flat or even down modestly, but most strategists predict that the index will gain in the upper single or lower double digits by year-end. --By Barbara Kiviat
Gold is trading at more than $400 an ounce for the first time in nearly eight years, and industrial commodities like nickel, rubber and cotton just had their fifth highest annual price gain as measured by the Journal of Commerce--Economic Cycle Research Institute index, which began in 1949. How can individual investors profit from the rush? Analysts don't recommend esoteric futures and options, which are subject to vagaries like war and weather. A more prudent option, analysts say, is buying stock in companies that supply copper and tin, or an exchange-traded fund like the Materials Select Sector...
It’s simple, really. Wins against Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin do wonders for a team’s Ratings Percentage Index. Wins against Holy Cross, or Mercyhurst and Quinnipiac (also mentioned as ECAC candidates) wouldn’t help a team’s RPI nearly as much. And the RPI gets a team into the NCAA tournament...