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...Yesterday, three pieces of news hit the markets. China's GDP growth moved down to just over 6% in the fourth quarter. Its economic expansion has been running a hot 10% for more than five years. At the same time, Japan announced that its exports had gone off a cliff, down 35% in December. And, in Korea, GDP actually fell...
...Another underutilized energy-efficiency tip: for new construction, orienting buildings correctly and optimizing window locations can cut energy use by a quarter or more. These are savings from Day One - and at no extra cost. Dave Deppen, San Rafael, Calif...
...Another underutilized energy-efficiency tip: for new construction, orienting buildings correctly and optimizing window locations can cut energy use by a quarter or more. These are savings from Day One - and at no extra cost. Dave Deppen, San Rafael, Calif...
...reading period progresses and each of us experience our own quarter-life crises, we would do well to put things into perspective. Who knew that musical theater could be the perfect therapy? With sweetness and humor, the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s “Nine,” which ran this weekend at the New College Theatre, took a director’s creative blockage—something many of us can relate to—and turned it into a laugh-out-loud tale of temptation, confusion, love, and show business. Inspired by Federico Fellini?...
...drool. GDP for the world's third-largest economy surged 9% in 2008 from the year earlier. But first looks can be deceiving. The statistics also showed just how quickly and severely the global economy decelerated in the latter part of the year. China's growth in the fourth quarter, at 6.8%, was the slowest the country has experienced in seven years. Compare that figure to the first half of 2008, when growth was more than 10%, and in 2007, when China posted an eye-popping 13% rate. As Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, put it: "China...