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...corner from a five-star hotel is one of the city's cacophonous street markets. For most Turks, Istanbul will always be the capital. The port city boasts Turkey's best arts, culture and entertainment. Since the 1980s, tourism has been booming - it quickly rebounded from a brief slump after Sept. 11 - and the country's rapid economic liberalization has multiplied the options for visitors. Deluxe accommodation ranges from meticulously renovated Ottoman mansions to modern luxury hotels. A classy evening meal can be enjoyed at the renovated Maiden's Tower, which dates from the 6th century, or Changa, an oasis...
...virus looks as if it is moving the other way. So what, the Hong Kong administration may say, if we lock up a few dissenters to burnish our credentials with the emperor to the north provided he gives us some economic advantages to pull us out of our slump...
...economic slump makes me want to keep my job options open,” he said...
...housing market has defied the economic slump, so have the stocks of homebuilders, home-renovation stores and mortgage lenders. But is it time to dump these stocks? Fund manager Ron Muhlenkamp says Lowe's, whose stock has risen 42% in the past 12 months, no longer looks like a bargain. Ditto for sub-prime lenders like Countrywide, which may be hit hard by the upturn in mortgage delinquencies, says portfolio manager David Dreman. However, Dreman says, big lenders such as Fannie Mae, which have less exposure to risky credit, should continue to perform well. Homebuilder stocks such as Centex...
Harvard must continue UConn’s slump and emerge victorious in order to keep its national standing high. Games like tonight’s will be all-important in terms of NCAA selection should the Crimson fail to unseat eight-time defending Ivy champion Princeton for the league’s automatic berth...