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Shortly after the financial crisis, many predicted that employees of firms that either failed or nearly failed would have a hard time finding work on Wall Street, given the poor economic conditions and the stigma of their previous employer. What's more, news that Merrill Lynch had paid out big bonuses despite huge losses on the eve of being bought out by BofA made the investment bank and its executives in early 2009 the poster children for bad behavior on Wall Street. (See the worst business deals...
Speaking of The Times, it turns out that Yale may lose their free copies of the Gray Lady in dining halls. An op-ed columnist in The Yale Daily News opined about the potential loss, saying that the newspaper serves to "create well informed, broadly informed citizens." We, though, agree with the sentiment of HPRgument: "I can’t see why it should dumb down the Yalies—well, actually?...
...original version of the Feb. 8 news article "Hasty Pudding Roasts Timberlake" incorrectly described the clothing worn by the actor playing Britney Spears...
...recent flurry of hostile words was capped by a haughty rebuttal of U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's criticism of Chinese economic policies that favor domestic companies over American and foreign competitors. Said the official Xinhua news agency: "Ironically, the United States is now turning around and accusing China of protecting its domestic companies. Burdened by high unemployment and facing mid-term elections in November, some people in the U.S. are trying to shift public attention from thorny political and economic issues to other countries. However, such irresponsible moves will prove to be unhelpful, and China will not accept being...
...although several former military officers working on the Fonseka campaign were arrested as they left the hotel. The drama ended late in the evening on Jan. 27 when Fonseka finally left the hotel, although the war of words between the two sides has escalated since. (See the top 10 news stories...