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Another bet that didn't pay off for Freddie was on interest rates. The firm's managers bought derivatives that would pay out if interest rates rose. Instead, a global financial meltdown has caused interest rates to plummet. That resulted in a $15 billion loss for Freddie from its hedges...
...singles,” head coach Dave Fish ’72 said. “I thought it was a great weekend of tennis.”In the absence of sophomore Alexei Chijoff-Evans due to illness and senior Sasha Ermakov due to injury, the Crimson rose to the challenge in a difficult weekend. In a greatly-changed singles and doubles lineup, freshman Alistair Felton competed at No. 2, while co-captain Michael Kalfayan returned to the lineup for the first time since February.“I think we went out there like tigers...
...dark turning point for each of the cities. Unemployment claims started ticking upward in Jonesboro. In Cheyenne, unemployment hit 5.9%, up from 4.7% the January before, as layoffs in its warehousing and retailing industries started to filter through. Owing partly to an aluminum plant shutdown, unemployment in Charleston rose to 4.9% from 3.9% 12 months before. In Morgantown, the rate went to 3.9%, from 3.2%. Lower energy prices helped drive up the percentage of unemployed people in Casper to 4.2% from 3.4% year-over-year, and will likely have a similar effect on Bismarck's number when they're released...
...onset of the recession, however, Target and Walmart saw their fortunes flip. Target's same-store sales have fallen for eight straight months; Walmart's have risen for 22 straight months. Target's 2008 same-store sales fell 2.6%, while Walmart's rose 3.3%. More recently, Target's February sales dropped 4.1%, while Walmart enjoyed a 5.1% jump. (See the best business deals...
...More important, Target's profits last year dropped a stunning 22.3%, to $2.2 billion. That figure includes a 40.7% earnings collapse in the fourth quarter. Walmart's 2008 bottom line rose 5.9%, to $13.5 billion. Now Target is getting trounced...