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...buffet available, but at $21.75 is hardly the most economical of options. Unlike Harvard Dining, only the rich get to eat all that they want here. The menu says NO TIPPING in large letters near the bottom, which will make stingy college students breath a sigh of relief, but then the fine print underneath says that there is a surcharge of 18 percent! Even if your party is less than six people! Sneaky, indeed...
...firm's bets are paying off. On Monday, Goldman said that it had made nearly $2 billion in the first three months of this year alone. But some analysts say Goldman, which received $10 billion from the government through the Troubled Asset Relief Program, is generating most of those profits by making risky bets on interest rates and other fluctuations in the financial markets with money it has received from the government. Goldman says it would like to pay back its TARP loans as soon as possible, and on Tuesday the company raised $5 billion in a stock offering that...
...There are no strict limits as to how banks are supposed to use the government assistance they receive. Lawmakers, who passed the $700 billion financial relief fund in October, originally pressured banks to use government money to make loans. But as the banks' conditions deteriorated and the economy worsened, those demands have faded. AIG, Merrill Lynch and other Wall Street firms have come under fire for paying out rich bonuses to executives despite receiving billions in government assistance. In response, lawmakers have tightened executive compensation rules for banks that have received TARP funds. While Goldman's profits are sure...
...Bulldogs skipper John Stuper, knowing the game was hanging the balance, decided to bring out his secret weapon: Robert Gruber, a towering 6’7 righty relief pitcher with a funky side-armed delivery who drew whispered murmurs from a curious, and slightly intimidated, crowd in the bleachers...
...Sophomore Zach Hofeld gets the starting nod for the Crimson and gets a grounder to second to start off the game. Hofeld pitched well in relief in last week's Round 1 matchup against Northeastern, and earns the start here...