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...government spending winds down, we should start getting stronger growth from other parts of the economy," says S&P's Wyss. "But our rate of growth is still probably going to slow because of the drop after the stimulus." And of course, there's that lingering anxiety over what happens if the stimulus ends and the economy is too weak to generate growth...
Although the Class of 2027 can still not be certain of having hot breakfasts, they can now rest more assured knowing they will probably not be living in walk-throughs during their time at Harvard. The College administration renewed its commitment to start its 15-year project to renovate the upperclassman houses by 2012 this week. While seemingly everything else at this university is suffering from cutbacks as a result of the budget hardships brought about by the financial crisis, it’s encouraging to see that this project will continue on schedule...
...exactly telling people to trust him - the theories behind the proposed cost savings are well documented. But he is promising something that cannot be demonstrated just yet, so instead of using the number he originally did, he has now settled on phrases like "It's going to start driving down our costs over the long term...
...seems bad timing, then, for the Shenzhen Stock Exchange to be launching the country's first Nasdaq-style board in October. After dithering for nine years, mainland regulators finally approved the bourse's proposal for a Growth Enterprise Market (GEM), which aims to help technology and other innovation-oriented start-ups get off the ground. Of the 150 companies that have applied to launch initial public offerings, 22 have won approval. Last week, the first batch of 10 enterprises in electronics, software, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology started accepting subscriptions from domestic investors (foreigners are excluded). (See pictures of China's infrastructure...
...Arab-Israeli affairs and a public-policy fellow at a Washington think tank. "Hamas achieved gains - propaganda; largely the leadership survived; and they still control Gaza. The Israelis got an end to high-trajectory rocket fire into Israel. If either of those objectives are undermined, then things could start up again...