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...couldn’t go to a more deserving nose-thumber at the establishment,” Navasky said...
...would like to see much more dramatic changes, there comes a point in time where we've got to send the signal to the U.S. markets, U.S. consumers and world markets that we're dealing with this," Shadegg told the Washington Post. "I'm inclined to hold my nose and vote yes." Republicans, however, may not be the only hurdle for a successful vote; some fiscally conservative, moderate Democrats are not happy about adding roughly $100 billion in unfunded tax cuts to the legislation...
...many pre-professional investment clubs, but it is probably one of the least well known. A select group of seven undergraduates pooled thousands of dollars—at least $1,000 each—and invest and manage those funds in the market. The nearly 800-point nose dive in the Dow Jones on Monday was enough to make even the most experienced fund managers wince. But Acumen, it seems, weathered the storm with a smile on their face. “We had a very, very good day,” said Vikram R. Modi...
...Ultimately, negotiators said, everyone left the table unhappy. "This is a classic 'orphan bill,' " said Larry J. Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. "A week after the vote, no one will claim parentage, and fingers will be pointed every which way. 'I held my nose and voted for it, lacking a good alternative,' will be the best anybody offers...
...added that Harvard could be more affected because it “has been very well represented in the financial services industry,” though she said she did not know the percentage of alumni working in that sector.Following a year-long slump, financial markets have nose-dived in recent weeks as a series of financial shocks have hit Wall Street, including the failure of Lehman Brothers, the government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest government bailout to date, an $85-billion loan to the American Insurance Group, and most recently, the failure Washington...