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...Tuesday - an all-time record - making up for lost time after Monday's national holiday. But other Asian indices continued their previous climbs as well. Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 3.2% over its 10.5% push Monday, while trading in Australia nudged 3.3% higher after a previous 5.1% jump...
...make this acceptable to taxpayers, Treasury is requiring banks to pay a guaranteed 5% annual dividend on the money they're receiving. That will jump to 9% after five years. That means the banks are still getting cheap money by market standards, but it's not free money...
...moment, other than in Britain, precise details about which banks will receive how much and in exchange for what remain to be negotiated. Along with the fresh capital, governments are proposing a series of other measures designed to restore confidence in the banking system by guaranteeing deposits, jump-starting interbank lending, which has dried up, and promising that no European bank will fail. The measures were coordinated in principle at a European Union emergency summit meeting on Sunday and announced in detail by several national governments on Monday...
It’s unclear what is most offensive about this troubling trend: the fact that they serve no function (they neither block UV rays nor allow effective vision) or that you have to jump continuously to see the loser next to you at a party...
...sense of academic seriousness and help reduce deleterious distractions. In schools plagued by disciplinary issues or student unrest, uniforms will undoubtedly help to generate a sense of self-respect among the students, allowing them to comfortably focus on their academics. This year alone, Hartford has witnessed a huge jump in students registering to take the SAT—an indication that students have a new attitude about themselves and their education. Moreover, uniforms will also help to mitigate the social pressures of fashion, which usually exaggerate the impulse to purchase expensive or trendy clothing. In many schools, the pressure...