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Byron Wein was senior investment strategist at Morgan Stanley until 2005, when he left to join Pequot Capital Management, a hedge fund in Westport, Conn. Each December, Wein forecasts 10 possible surprises for the year ahead, events that may not be on Wall Street's radar but nevertheless have good chance of occurring. His prescience on market issues has won him a wide following. In an interview with TIME contributing editor John Curran, Wein reviews his 2009 list and opines on the stock market's prospects...
...license, you won't get a gun from a shop), but it led Qasab to a LeT stall that had been set up for the holiday. "We thought that even if we procured firearms, we could not operate them," he says in the confession. "Therefore, we decided to join LeT for weapon training...
...stories and seeking donations for their cause. Usman was moved by the story of a man whose brother had been killed by Indian soldiers and whose sister had been sexually assaulted. "Then he asked, 'If this was your sister, what would you do?' That's when I decided to join the jihad." ((See pictures of a Jihadist's journey...
...qualify for Social Security disability benefits. While Texas, like 34 other states, has a high-risk pool for those who are hard to insure, the program is twice as expensive as an average individual health-insurance policy. And my brother would have to wait 12 months to join with a pre- existing condition, under the state's "adverse selection" regulations that seek to prevent uninsured people from joining the pool only after they get sick...
...hotel guests who want to join the action, the Anantara and the neighboring Four Seasons Tented Camp will field show teams that will play each other without disturbing competitive play. The tournament's proceeds go to charity, and so far the Cup has raised $200,000 for the National Elephant Institute, which ministers to Thailand's 3,000-plus domesticated Elephas maximus. One year's money covered the construction of a custom-made pachyderm ambulance. (See 10 things to do in Hong Kong...