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...figures for the last quarter of 2008, being reported now, show that 2009 could be astonishingly bad for big banks. The dozen largest banks in the world could easily lose a combined $100 billion. The problems causing that will certainly cascade into this year. (See pictures of the Top 10 scared traders...
...With just a few days to go until the nation's largest banks report earnings, forecasts for how they will do diverge wildly. Of the analysts covering Citigroup (C) the most optimistic believe that firm will lose $.47 a share. The most pessimistic number is a loss of $1.57. For a company covered by as many researchers as Citi is, that spread is extraordinary...
...that already struggles with heat waves, droughts and famines even as population continues to grow. "Climate change is going to be a major concern for Africa," says Nteranya Sanginga, director of the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Nairobi. "We could lose whole growing seasons...
...unfamiliar events against a weaker opponent. “It can’t just be about the times you go, it has to be about racing,” Morawski said. “When it’s a completely different event, you have nothing to lose.”Harvard also recorded sweeps of the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard individual medley. Sophomore Katy Hinkle led the way in the backstroke, finishing in 59.81, and freshman Meghan Leddy won the IM in 2:07.76, nearly four seconds ahead of senior runner-up Linnea Sundberg...
...returned from Cairo to Damascus and their Gaza bunkers resolved to fight on. Israel says it has identified at least 200 Hamas members who have been killed thus far, but a Hamas official in Damascus told TIME, "So far we have only lost 60 martyrs. We're prepared to lose many more." Advancing Israeli troops have had to thread through complicated Hamas defenses of roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses, and they are using robots to clear Hamas' maze of tunnels...