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...proliferation of such programs might tempt parents to outsource their kids' financial education. But private banks can't impart the personal values and work ethic that help ensure success in life from an early age. Those character traits, like genes and family wealth itself, must be passed down from the parents...
...simple idea behind all these efforts is that consumers and businesses aren't spending enough to keep the economy growing; government either needs to tempt them into doing so with tax cuts or do the spending itself. In the U.S., many economists are urging a total stimulus of at least $300 billion, or 2% of GDP. A few say $500 billion or $600 billion makes more sense--and that's on top of the hundreds of billions already committed to bailing out financial institutions. Goldman Sachs chief U.S. economist Jan Hatzius, who is in the $500 billion camp, estimates that...
Circuit City became complacent - a fatal mistake in the fiercely competitive and fast-evolving retail-electronics industry. The problems began a decade ago, when Circuit City failed to secure prime real estate - its out-of-the-way locations were often just inconvenient enough to tempt customers to head to other retailers, like Wal-Mart. Then Circuit City stopped selling appliances. It didn't move as aggressively into gaming as it should have. And it missed out on big in-store promotions with thriving companies like Apple Computer. That created an opening for Best Buy, now the top electronics chain...
...bank you lend to has assets in a hedge fund that goes under then they are likely to go under," explains Craine. A coordinated interbank debt guarantee by governments would temper that fear of lending. There's a moral hazard here, too, in that a guarantee might tempt banks to get too risky again, but most experts say that hazard can be handled by forcing the banks to put up some of their own capital as margin. At the same time, depositors need to be assured that their money is safe. That's why the FDIC moved to temporarily raise...
...accompanying President George W. Bush on a visit to celebrate Israel's 60 years of independence, declined. Routine diplomatic security would preclude a top U.S. official being placed in harm's way, and the presence of the Secretary of State within in range of their Katyusha rockets could tempt the militants to fire again...