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...Arizona, there is a pristine peak called Mt. Graham that many astronomers, including some at Harvard, think would make an ideal site for high-powered telescopes...
...suspense into his tales of high finance and intrigue. "I try to write somewhat the way a good murder mystery is written," he explains. "My stories sometimes read as if ((LBO king)) Henry Kravis were approaching with an ax instead of a buyout offer." Burrough may have hit the peak of fascination with 1980s whodunits. As the 1990s wear on, his agent Andrew Wylie says with literary disdain, readers are likely to become more interested in advice books on "how to stave off disaster...
...rumors have whipsawed the world's stock markets, heightening the mood of impending economic disaster. The Dow Jones average closed at 2510.64 last week, up 58 points for the week but down almost 500 points from its peak in July. Other markets have been hit even harder. In the shadow of Tokyo's debacle, Taiwan's exchange has fallen 80% since February, a collapse so sharp that it has prompted several local investors to commit suicide...
...Japan the epic slide of the Tokyo stock market began with fear of rising interest rates at home, and has been accelerated by rocketing oil prices abroad. Tokyo's Nikkei index has fallen from its peak of 38,915 last December to a closing price of 22,828 last week. "This has probably been the largest bear market in any country since World War II," says Peter Tasker, head of research at Kleinwort Benson International in Tokyo. In a fleeting burst of euphoria, the index zoomed a record 13% last Tuesday, but much of the gain was the result...
...with two or three players in the game, or even four or five," he said. "We need all six--actually all 14--players to be at their peak efficiency if we want...