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...components and raw materials to China, where they are used to manufacture final products for shipment to the West. This network broke down as demand in the U.S. and Europe shriveled, but economists say China's stimulus program might be filling in some of the lost sales. Programs to spur domestic consumer spending in China have boosted purchases of items like appliances and automobiles. The success of the stimulus program, economists say, may be rejuvenating intra-Asia trade links and created a boost to exports from other Asian nations. Singapore's exports to China actually rose a substantial...
...start buying again. The U.S. government also revealed in late April that inventories in the U.S. fell by a record amount in the first quarter, which could mean inventories have been reduced so much that companies will have to start placing more orders to replenish them. That could spur Asian production and exports...
...This is not to say we should be crass Keynesians. Crises often spur efficiency reviews that help organizations in the long run by improving performance. Ultimately, the point is that we should not consider the endowment a fixed and static managed investment. Rather, it is a self-regenerating pool of funds that is directly impacted by the result of our community achievements. More and happier students will donate more in the future, as happened when Harvard weathered the 1930s Depression. Allston will bring better research, attract better faculty, and bring more prestige to the university. Housing renovations will improve student...
...present state was “totally irresponsible,” said Flores, according to the minutes from the closed portion of yesterday’s meeting. Flores later confirmed making the statement, and said that she had been suggesting that in its tentative state the proposal could only spur uninformed feedback...
...state of shock," says Sharon Ferguson, whose complaints about her son's treatment at Mount Bachelor in the 1990s helped spur the earlier investigation. "I can't believe that school is still open and the same things are being said and the same people are running...