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...eventually. While recent reports of layoffs and other cost-cutting measures at Google have been greatly exaggerated, the search giant's culture of unbridled spending is finally coming to a halt. And that's probably a good thing. "Hard times have forced discipline on them," says Sanford Bernstein's Jeffrey Lindsay, who predicts, "They'll come back really powerfully. They can emerge as a much leaner and more competitive player...
...lifeline, even though they probably should do it for the good of the economy. An out-of-business GM (or even a bankrupt, reorganized one) is more than just a dead factory here and there. "There are real risks of cascading bankruptcy and then supply-side seizures," Columbia economist Jeffrey Sachs warned Congress, meaning that the ability of all car companies simply to make cars would be in jeopardy. The negative feedback in the supply chain would hurt partsmakers and dealers and even extend to retailers, restaurants and banks. But others argue that bankruptcy is exactly what GM needs, despite...
Defining Luxury (Rizzoli) Exploring what it means to live in luxury, renowned interior designer Jeffrey Bilhuber takes a look at all the elements of haute living in the American home...
...recession for months—Poterba said he thought that the psychological consequences of the official declaration would be modest. Though there was a broad selloff in the stock market yesterday, including a nearly 700 point decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Harvard Kennedy School professor Jeffrey A. Frankel, who is also on the committee, said that he does not think the announcement was responsible. Though the committee does not recommend steps to pull the nation out of the recession, Poterba, Frankel, and committee member Robert E. Hall of Stanford said that policies should be aimed at creating...
Harvard Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier released the final version of his strategic planning report last week, concluding the first phase of a process launched last fall. Flier has identified five priorities for the Medical School as the institution embarks on the next stage of the strategic planning process. The areas of focus detailed in the 20-page report include revamping medical education initiatives, investing in biomedical research and the latest technologies, and breaking down barriers to increase collaboration and build a more unified community. Though the impact of the financial crisis on University finances will affect the pace...