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...There is a massive uncertainty in the air, and in a market it is perfectly logical - perhaps even necessary - for uncertainty to be reflected in asset prices. Uncertainty, as reflected in volatility, is legitimate information, too. In a panel discussion about volatility's implications, Morgan Stanley executive director Robert Shapiro took a step back and asked: "Why is volatility inherently bad?" Maybe it's not. But it is kind of ugly...
...stinging, 31-28 loss there in 2006—and if the Tigers can finally realize both their offensive and defensive abilities—tomorrow’s game has the potential to prove more interesting than the statistics might suggest.—Staff writer Madeleine I. Shapiro can be reached at mshapiro@fas.harvard.edu...
...private shift among electronics-industry workers, who, like many Americans, are gradually focusing attention on the environmental value of their work. Their bosses have noticed. "We're all citizens of the world, and everyone wants to work for an employer who leaves the world a better place," says Gary Shapiro, CEO of the CEA. "We do want to keep employee turnover down...
...company's efforts can be as simple as improving the energy efficiency of the products it sells - which also benefits the bottom line, since energy costs remain volatile. That's especially germane to big-power products, like the microprocessing chips that run desktop computers. Shapiro points to Intel, whose new microprocessors are designed to use 40% less energy to generate 40% more power than the previous generation of chips - just 18 months old. Dell itself has rolled out a new desktop that is up to 70% more efficient than the average PC - an attractive quality for server farms, the computer...
...green of their own accord, and customers may reward them for it. Other companies will need encouragement - like the system in place in Japan, where the ambitious levels of efficiency achieved by industry leaders are used to force the bottom of the table to catch up. For his part, Shapiro prefers "the carrot to the stick," pointing out that energy efficiency has been increasing, even without strong mandatory standards. But as our dependence on consumer electronics grows, we can't afford to let the industry fall behind. "If everyone comes together, you can build a robust infrastructure for efficiency...