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...beginning, Dec. 18, the Lord God Cameron created the heaven of Pandora and the movie of Avatar. And He saw that it was good, and other people thought so too, since it quickly sold $1.6 billion worth of tickets worldwide. And then, on the 29th day, Eli, a man of another God - the God - bestrode the multiplexes to raise holy Hell and challenge the Kingdom of Avatar. And, lo, he did tempt of the children of Cameron; so many of them ate the leaves of The Book of Eli that it was No.1 at the Friday domestic box office...
...cachet of the Harvard brand name came into play on the bond market when the University sold $480 million of debt last week and beat benchmark interest rates—an indication that the University’s bonds remain in high demand despite Harvard’s budgetary troubles...
Last year, in the midst of the financial crisis, Harvard sold $2.5 billion worth of bonds at a higher yield and received scrutiny for issuing debt during an unfavorable financial climate. A Forbes cover story suggested that Harvard was at a disadvantage in the bond market because it acted in a “cash-raising panic...
Coffey estimates that payday loans account for 35% of Cash America's revenue, 22% of EZCorp's total revenue and only 10% to 12% of First Cash's revenue. First Cash recently sold all 22 of its payday outlets in California, Washington and Oregon to lower its exposure to payday-loan regulatory issues - a move Elving says should boost the company's valuation...
When politicians began discussing similar restrictions at the federal level, nervous investors sold off the pawnshop stocks. When the most restrictive proposal - a 36% cap proposed by Senator Richard Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois - failed to win support, the shares rebounded. However, the Senator has reintroduced the bill in the current session of Congress, and it could ultimately find its way into financial-industry reform. More worrisome to investors is the potential power of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, part of the financial-reform bill recently passed by the House and under consideration in the Senate. Under the current versions...