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...Considering that the "Honorable Company" virtually created British India and the Empire, what's really surprising is that only the Chinese have chimed in. In the mid-1700s the company also ran a robust trade in Indian textiles, with a private army to defend its bases. "All this happened with Asian permission and Asian partnership," says curator Anthony Farrington. "And Asian complicity in the business of making money." But the balance of power tilted after the military exploits of Company man Robert Clive transformed the firm into a territorial power. From private trading rights and "presents" from the locals, Company...
...closer to its goal of creating a single market for European financial services. Rising To Stand Still European consumer and business confidence each climbed two points to nine- and 10-month highs, according to the European Commission. But the central bank still feels the recovery isn't robust enough to raise interest rates past 3.25%. BOTTOM LINES "It's an opportunity for one great British institution to pay tribute to another." Steve Marinker, Heinz spokesman, on commemorative Golden Jubilee baked beans "In our plan there are no dreams, just cost reductions. And from what I've seen there...
...annual letter to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in February, outgoing Dean Jeremy R. Knowles noted that despite recent budgetary successes, “looking further ahead, the financial outlook is less robust...
...many agents, an ideal client would be one who can open an action movie, get recognized by 99% of the world's teenage boys and never complain. Or even call. Creative Artists Agency, home to clients like Gwyneth Paltrow and Tom Cruise, found such a client last week in robust LARA CROFT, the fictional heroine of the Tomb Raider video-game series, played by Angelina Jolie in last summer's blockbuster film Lara Croft Tomb Raider. An explorer with formidable combat skills and a chest you could rest a Ming vase on, Croft could make money for her handlers through...
...understand why, it's important to remember what made the miracle happen. At the root of the Asian economic success were two decades of robust export performance, much helped by undervalued currencies. (It was when the U.S. dollar, to which many local currencies were pegged, started to rise in the mid-'90s that systemic weaknesses in the Asian economies became apparent.) But "outward orientation," as the academics called it, wasn't the whole story. Domestic demand grew rapidly too. Two components of Asian domestic economies were particularly important. First, there was construction, which remade the skylines of every city from...