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One of these worrywarts was Alan Greenspan-a man not known for his gloominess (or his intelligibility). In August 2005, when he was still Federal Reserve chairman, Greenspan attributed what he called "lowered risk premiums" to the economic stability of the previous decade and said higher asset prices might reflect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Stock Market Rediscovers Risk | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

One of these worrywarts was Alan Greenspan--a man not known for his gloominess (or his intelligibility). In August 2005, when he was still Federal Reserve chairman, Greenspan attributed what he called "lowered risk premiums" to the economic stability of the previous decade and said higher asset prices might reflect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Market Goes Pop | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

How well do you know your husband? For Kaliammal Sinnasamy, a Hindu married to a member of the first Malaysian team to scale Mt. Everest, the answer, she thought, was obvious. "I married a Hindu man, lived with him as a Hindu, bore him a Hindu child and watched him...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Malaysia at a Crossroads | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

The latest ruling is part of a protracted court battle pitting President Bush against human rights advocates who have accused his administration of permitting inhumane treatment of prisoners in Iraq, Guantanamo and secret prisons around the world. After the U.S. Supreme Court declared the military tribunal system created by President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror Detainees Lose in Court | 2/20/2007 | See Source »

I wouldn't say it's dead. Business is certainly tough. This slowdown has been, frankly, more deep and more protracted than anybody anticipated. Cancellation rates-- people canceling on contracts for homes--have roughly doubled in the past six to 12 months, to just under 35%. One thing causing cancellations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CEO Speaks: Boomers to the Rescue? | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

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