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...fill the history section of the city’s central book store, Dom Knigi (“House of Book”). Portraits of the last tsar are on sale a few floors up. And now he’s an Orthodox saint, if only of the lowest order...
...Earle has been re-elected six times, and he can probably keep his job as long as he wants. His popularity doubtless owes something to the low crime rate in Austin, the county's biggest city (and state capital). In 2001, according to FBI figures, Austin had the fourth lowest per capita murder rate among U.S. cities with 500,000 to 1 million residents...
There are some signs of recovery, especially in the service sector, which accounts for 80% of U.S. employment. Although the economy has shed 394,000 jobs since the end of January, the S&P 500 index is up nearly 8.5% so far this year, and the lowest interest rates since 1958 are keeping the housing market strong. But by Straszheim's bearish reckoning, full-year growth for 2003 may amount to little more than 2%. That could pose a problem not just for workers but also for President Bush as he gears up for the 2004 election. If things...
...decline over the past three years may have bottomed. Deal volume continued to drop slightly in the first half of this year, but early July has seen a big bounce. The turnaround has been expected. Interest rates are at historic levels (last week the Bank of England restored the lowest rates since 1955), meaning that companies can finance acquisitions at a relatively low cost. Moreover, stock prices have fallen so far that the market value of some companies is less than the value of their assets. And even the European Union, which has a historically peevish attitude toward mega-mergers...
...guess I liked the uniformity of that,” he says, explaining why he chose to limit his subject matter. “And statistically, those are the two lowest paid positions on campus, with a few exceptions...