Word: slow
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...point in the economic cycle that tends to favor the biggest of the big. Short-term interest rates are up, which is especially hard on small companies that do not enjoy the same access to cheap borrowing as large ones. As higher rates slow the economy, earnings at small firms should decelerate quickest. And as earnings slow, the dividends that blue chips pay will become increasingly attractive...
...economy is expected to slow somewhat yet still expand more than 3%. But pencil in China for another year of scorching 9% growth. There are encouraging signs of vitality even in Japan and Germany, the world's second and third largest economies, which have struggled for years to break out of their torpor...
...decisions have to fit within a broader movement. On apartheid, Gulf oil, and tobacco, other investors followed suit, and Harvard’s move carried large public weight. So far, Harvard’s divestment from Sudan has been largely neglected externally, and progress on Darfur has been slow. But at least as far as PetroChina is concerned, Harvard has done what it can, and we must now look to other institutions to follow suit...
...criteria for divestment forces the ethical responsibility debate to be rehashed from scratch each time a questionable investment is discovered in Harvard’s portfolio. Second, the current system means that reviews often do not occur because they are reactionary. This means the overall process is slow and arduous. For instance, Congress’ declaration of genocide in Sudan was not enough for the University to reconsider its portfolio—six months of pressure from a mobilized campus was needed to put the bureaucratic wheels in motion...
...need to, Bode, because Ted Ligety will make the trip for you. Up and comer Ligety, aka "Ligety Split", blew away the field with a sizzling second run to bring home the first Alpine gold for the U.S., making up more than 3 seconds from his slow downhill time...