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...quality asset classes is welcome even though these decisions will likely pressure earnings going forward." GE makes the risks of its exposure to the real estate, tight credit markets, other financial firms clear in all of its public filings and readily admits that it may not be able to keep its "Triple-A" credit rating which would drive up its borrowing costs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Defense of General Electric | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...driven up the resentment of large banks by their smaller competitors. "There is no future for the miserable eight," says Rusty Cloutier, the CEO of MidSouth Bank, a community bank in Lafayette, La., referring to the nation's largest banks. "No one is dealing with that. We can keep pumping money into them, but it isn't going to make it better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Smaller Banks Get Government Help Too? | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...Still, the research does suggest that when you start out with a complicated name, you have a steeper hill to climb, and that goes for abbreviations and initials too - something that Wall Street, which sells what may now be the most dangerous products around, might want to keep in mind. Schwarz cites a 2006 study in which investigators found that on the first day of trading, newly issued stocks with simple ticker symbols like KAR sold better than those with less pleasing ones, like RDO. "While the authors did not argue about risk perception," he says, "I believe risk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would You Buy Xylitol? Why Some Names Scare Us | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...have probably been shelved for good - your Fidels, Benitos and Osamas, for example. But what about blameless names that are hard to get out but may be worth the effort? Eleutheria, after all, is a Greek name that means free. The bad news for kids whose parents couldn't keep it simple is that uncommon monikers do present problems - at least at first. "People may not necessarily be perceived as more dangerous," Song says. "But if all you know is their name, they may seem riskier to approach or hire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would You Buy Xylitol? Why Some Names Scare Us | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...advantage. “Let’s Go will also probably attract a wider readership, as more people will be traveling according to a student’s guide and budget.” A growing focus on study abroad at Harvard is also likely to help keep Let’s Go afloat. “Students are not going to stop studying abroad because of the economic situation,” Rakich said. Gordon is even more optimistic. “If anything, the numbers of traveling students will increase in the next few years...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ready, Set, Let's Go | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

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