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...this means that OPEC leaders struggling to control the actions of their members - let alone those of competitors like Russia or independent investors - will find keeping prices steady harder and harder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oil Prices Stabilize; Can OPEC Keep Them That Way? | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

Before the crash, from 2003 to 2007, the VIX was well below its historical average, chilling in the 10 to 15 range. In hindsight, insurers charged dangerously low premiums against catastrophe. Let's hope we're not heading there again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stock Volatility Is Down. But Is That Good News? | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...self-defense, but the guards interviewed say they could not stop an armed robbery. “Primarily it’s just being here as a presence to discourage theft,” the first guard says. “If they came in with arms, we would let them take it [the targeted piece] and call the authorities...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Harvard Job | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...halt, and when Whitfield arrived at his cubicle on Jan. 20, he found an e-mail from management announcing layoffs. He looked around and saw people leaving, carrying boxes. Then his boss called him into the conference room. "Basically it was, 'Sorry, we're going to have to let you go due to sales,'" says Whitfield, 40. He returned to his cubicle with a packet of information about his severance benefits. He dropped it on his desk. He stared at his computer for a few minutes. "Then I just got up and left," he says.(See pictures of people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ripple Effect: What One Layoff Means For A Whole Town | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...Sure enough, the apology was quick to come, in a statement from Wilson's office, which disowned only the tone, not the substance, of his comments. "This evening, I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the President's remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill," the statement said. "While I disagree with the President's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility." Wilson later called White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who accepted the apology on behalf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'You Lie!': Representative Wilson's Outburst | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

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