Word: mutualize
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...Scott MacLeod: My sources are telling me that the decision was reached by mutual consent, and on a friendly basis - Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's meetings in Saudi Arabia over the past couple of days have been cordial and friendly, with good vibes reported on both sides. The reason for the withdrawal, my sources are saying, is that there had been a desire for a long time to make the U.S. military presence in Saudi "over the horizon" rather than immediately visible. It'll be there if the Saudis need it, but it won't be there permanently...
...their government has been too subservient to the U.S. So this may actually work in favor of those pushing for internal reform, because the U.S. presence had soured many on the royal family. Now that the Americans are getting out and the relationship will be recast as one of mutual respect, it will help government reformists focus on domestic issues related to Saudi Arabia's development...
Beware an indexing approach to international bonds. Professionals outside the mutual-fund universe often employ that strategy, which could turn up in a brokerage or money-management firm's separately managed accounts geared to wealthy clients. Indexing now calls for 18% of a global portfolio to be in the debt of Japan, which yields less than 1% and would wipe out any overall yield advantage you would gain by investing abroad. Active managers aren't going anywhere near these bonds...
...family, convinced there are more dark secrets in the security system, still wants a full public inquiry. Meanwhile, Protestant leaders, who seemed chastened by Stevens' revelations, and republicans, who have many dark secrets of their own, are staring once more at a choice between the familiar rituals of mutual recrimination, or the risky compromises needed to bring Ulster's self-government back to life...
...says. “I feel free. I feel very free.” The mom is also required to attend all of the fraternity’s parties and to keep the brothers out of trouble. Garbarino says that the practice of looking out for each other is mutual: after SAE parties, one brother always walks her back to her room in Eliot. A major perk of her role as mom is that she is occasionally the only girl invited to some fraternity events. Before the club night that SAE hosted at the Matrix in Boston, for example...