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...depends largely on how patient you are and how much risk you can stomach. Foreign stocks, especially those traded in hinterlands such as Sri Lanka and Pakistan, are notoriously volatile. But such budding markets also promise far faster growth than anything the silver-haired domestic economy is likely to muster, presenting the tantalizing possibility of such stocks rising an average 20% to 30% a year over long periods. So far, no large schools of U.S. investors are swimming overseas. A vicious bear market that clipped emerging-market stocks by 30% or more in 1994 remains a powerful deterrent. But Michael...
...killers, Eric Roberts and Anthony Edwards do a fine job conveying vulnerability as well as creepiness. But the movie can't seem to muster much of an opinion about these drifters and their crimes. This conceptual uncertainty may explain strange, meaningless scenes like one in which color suddenly fades to black and white and we see Roberts, moody and shirtless, playing guitar on a boat in Mexico as if he'd run away to a Chris Isaak video. Maybe we are being told that society's true enemy is the frustrated musician...
Harvard, I am embarrassed to admit, is sorely lacking in school spirit. Although the stadium's bleachers are always filled for today's historic game, during the rest of the season it is not unusual for the visiting team to bring more fans than ol' Harvard can muster up. And when the topic of Harvard comes up in casual conversation, people are as likely to castigate some element of the Harvard experience as to speak enthusiastically about their future alma mater...
...totally different story on other nights. This past Saturday against Princeton (a 6-2 loss for Harvard), for instance, nothing seemed to jell offensively as the Tigers outworked and outhustled the Crimson. Disappointment was the only emotion which Tomassoni could muster...
...general, it was difficult for either candidate to muster voter enthusiasm, said Ron Brownstein of The Los Angeles Times...