Word: rosing
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...second quarter than a year ago. JPMorgan's earnings were down from a year ago, but it still outperformed Citi in many parts of its business. Investment-banking revenues at Citi, for instance, fell 13% in the second quarter from a year ago; JPMorgan's investment-banking revenues rose 29% in the same time, according to Bernstein's McDonald. Then there's the issue of talent loss. As Citigroup's troubles have continued, the bank has begun to lose executives to rivals. The most notable departure thus far is Ajay Banga, who headed the bank's Asia Pacific operations...
When I was taking over Nightly News, some mutual friends had a small dinner, and Cronkite rose to offer some advice. "There will be nights," he said, "when you think you've done a brilliant job on a big story. You'll leave the studio with the echoes of praise from your colleagues ringing in your ears. And once outside in New York, you'll realize there are millions of people in this city alone who didn't watch and who don't give a damn what you just...
...nearly $1.1 trillion. Exuberance over a quick recovery - which was given a boost by China's surprisingly strong 7.9% GDP growth in the second quarter - has buoyed investor sentiment not just for stocks but also for real estate. According to government data, new home prices in 36 Chinese cities rose 6.3% in June from a year earlier. The property sector is showing signs of the frothy enthusiasm that is symptomatic of the onset of a bubble. In the Chinese city of Nanjing last month, 3,000 people snapped up tickets for the right to purchase an apartment...
...kind of wars now being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama praised Gates for his "outspoken leadership" in slaying the F-22 in the face of strong resistance from its backers. "At a time when we're fighting two wars and facing a serious deficit," he said in the Rose Garden, "this would have been an inexcusable waste of money...
When I read Hong Kong Rose a few weeks ago, I recognized the places around the island that Xu Xi wrote about in her novel of transatlantic love, lust, and searching. Seeing it in fiction made Hong Kong more compelling to me and, paradoxically, more real...