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...Washington is hoping to lighten the load with an infusion of some 20,000 troops slated to be sent - in small contingents, mostly at U.S. expense - from those NATO countries that supported the war. But the number that actually arrive in Iraq may shrink somewhat if it turns out they're headed into a counterinsurgency mission rather than a more pedestrian peacekeeping affair. This week's British casualties, in what had ostensibly been the most tranquil part of Iraq, won't help Washington's recruitment efforts. Britain's own force levels in Iraq had been reduced from 45,000 during...
...look at corporate profits, which were better than expected last quarter, and at consumer confidence, which roared back in April. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress that with the war won, "the economy is positioned to expand at a noticeably better pace." How to take advantage? Buy cyclical stocks, lighten up on bonds, and buy shares of foreign firms that do lots of business in the U.S. or are in high-growth countries in Asia outside Japan. You may be early; move slowly over the next few months. You won't risk too much too quickly but will...
About three weeks ago, workers began gutting the interior to lighten the load. They built wooden “cribbing” to support the structure, added metal I-beams and inserted hydraulic lifts. Then they sawed the house loose from its foundation and hoisted it onto the truck...
...supernumeraries, sat there for every meal. The master of the Ingrid Oldendorff is Oleksandr Ponomarenko, a tall, handsome Ukrainian man, who genially introduces himself as Alex but is never called anything but "Captain." Like many intelligent seamen, he has a melancholy disposition, which he constantly tries to lighten with humor...
What should you do? Don't make any huge bets--do keep some cash on hand--but lighten up on bonds in favor of stocks. If you don't want to research individual stocks, invest in a low-cost, broad-based mutual fund like Vanguard Total Stock Market Index. For a more targeted approach, consider...