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...blowing off steam. It was fun,” he says. “It all comes back to not thinking studies were enough...
...boutique wine industry, vineyards that produce just a few hundred cases a year, some of them going for tens of thousands of dollars. (For the record, France's largest exports are heavy machinery and transportation equipment, but what would you rather read about on the beach this summer: steam shovels or a lusty Bordeaux?) Mayle's hero is Max Skinner, a dealmaker in his late 30s toiling at a hateful London investment house. When the reptile who runs the place steals away a big deal just before Max can enjoy the payoff, he quits...
...moment, TIPS may not be the best buy. As inflation worries have gathered steam over the past year, investors have rushed to buy TIPS, driving up prices and bringing down yields. At current yields, inflation would have to average 2.73% over the next 10 years just to make the 10year TIPS break even with the standard Treasury. Many money managers doubt that inflation, which currently sits at 2.3%, will get that high in the near term. "I would look for a better entry point," says Wan-Chong Kung, who helps manage $10 billion in bond funds at U.S. Bancorp Asset...
...definitely not my intention to slander anyone and I wasn’t trying to stir things up as they seemed to be implying,” she said. “I just sort of used the blog as a way to let off steam...
...postindustrial age has been tough on railfans. First the majestic steam locomotives disappeared. Then juries started giving huge awards to people hurt on the tracks, and railroads grew hostile toward trespassers. Now comes terrorism. Railroads upped security after 9/11, but since the March bombing of four trains in Madrid, commuters have been more worried. "Anyone seen taking photographs is going to be questioned," laments Richard Maloney, spokesman for SEPTA, Philadelphia's public-transit authority. "The wide-open spaces and the freedom we have enjoyed to meander almost anywhere is gone." Urban train buffs report being surrounded by police cars...