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Emerging-market bonds are another way to capitalize on the dollar's plunge. In addition to the currency kick, many developing-country issues offer higher yields than U.S. Treasuries. Emerging-market bond funds have already had a mighty run, gaining 32.5% over the past 12 months. But Leila Heckman, head of Heckman Global Advisers, believes these markets have further to grow. For most individuals, the best way to invest is through an emerging-markets bond fund. A top choice is PIMCO Emerging Markets Bond, which has ranked in the upper 20% of its peer group. Its current yield...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dollar Drag | 11/24/2003 | See Source »

...tend one of Sultan's shops. "You are going to be a businessman. The best place to learn that is in the shop," Khan tells him firmly. The book is most compelling when depicting the circumscribed lives of the women in Khan's family. Bright and vivacious Leila, 19, who has work-worn hands and a vitamin D deficiency because she rarely sees sunlight, speaks English and dreams of becoming a teacher, but her lot in life is to cook and clean for family members. Seierstad confesses that the treatment of the women challenged her goal to stay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Afghan Family Values | 8/31/2003 | See Source »

...bodies and pools of blood?like those broadcast in the aftermath of the Marriott bombing?becoming routine. That explosion was Indonesia's fifth in the past year (although the others were much smaller), and Jakartans are already becoming used to these disruptions. "You can die anytime and anywhere," says Leila Djafaar, a public relations officer who saw the explosion from her office window. "It's impossible to avoid public places all the time if you want to carry on doing business." The Jakarta Stock Exchange plunged some 3% on the day of the bombing but soon rallied, closing the week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Wave Of Terror? | 8/10/2003 | See Source »

...Louie’s chosen seniors, Michelle S. Ybarra ’03, says that her connection with Louie began before she even headed to school in Cambridge, as one of her good friends from San Antonio was roommates with Chen when he received his Ph.D. in biochemistry. Leila C. Ayachi ’03 says that her twin loves of “rock science” and weekend debauchery kept her relationship with Chen consistently strong...

Author: By A.c. Marek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Breaking out the Bubbly | 6/4/2003 | See Source »

...wants to major in English and is gushing about F. Scott Fitzgerald. “You have to love Gatsby,” he says with the authority only a prefrosh can muster. “Everyone loves Gatsby.” At the other end of the table, Leila brazenly announces that she doesn’t love Gatsby. As Matt jokingly makes the devil-sign at her, Leila expounds on what she does love: Bluebell brand ice cream. ‘Berg’s stacks up O.K., but, “You know...

Author: By Veronique E. Hyland, | Title: Ice Cream, You Scream, Will You Please Be My Friend? | 5/1/2003 | See Source »

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