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Conditions certainly are right. Booming economies globally and an emerging middle class in Asia, where gold jewelry is especially popular, will triple demand over the next few years, predicts the World Gold Council. Mining companies won't be able to keep pace because they failed to invest sufficiently in exploration and technology during gold's long slump. Meanwhile, soaring oil prices are contributing to inflation worries; gold is a classic inflation hedge...
...Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR), this is not one of them. Advocates of the delay argue that it will give students more time to explore their options before committing to a concentration. But the advantage of taking four extra courses seems dubious. Rather then encourage students to invest more time or thought into their decision, the delayed choice deadline will likely only delay the time when serious contemplation occurs. Harvard students often do not get serious about decisions until deadlines near—they crack their books open a day or two before their finals, and meet Monday night deadlines...
Huge HoCo projects such as this weekend’s Mather Lather demand large monetary investments from HoCo treasuries, and HoCos that are willing to put in the effort to improve campus life deserve reliable financial support from the UC. With the passage of this amendment, all HoCos will have the means to invest in truly bold initiatives that define the House experience and invigorate the undergraduate community...
...Europe. In Sudan and Uganda, where the soil is much richer than in Egypt, vast tracts of irrigated land will grow food. That will help sustain Egypt's population and enable the north African nation to expand its role as the region's manufacturing powerhouse. Each country would invest in the projects, and each country would profit. The scheme's proponents at the NBI point out its benefits: water stored in Ethiopian dams, built into deep ravines, would evaporate more slowly than it does in Egyptian dams with their much greater surface areas; it would take a lot less water...
While most schools entrust their endowments to external portfolio managers, HMC has roughly 150 employees who invest much of the University’s money themselves...