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...looked at a map. “Ground Zero is at the World Trade Center stop,” he said. "I guess...
...zone, opened in 2004, was developed mainly by South Korea as part of Seoul's attempts to engage its northern neighbor through economic cooperation, and today it houses more than 100 South Korean companies that employ about 40,000 North Koreans. The zone has been a major source of trade for North Korea, but that hasn't stopped Pyongyang from threatening its operations. In May, North Korean officials said that all contracts regarding the South Korean companies in the park were nullified. Pyongyang is demanding higher wages for workers and other payments that could threaten the park's very existence...
...Confidence in its financial position has allowed StanChart to take advantage of crisis-created opportunities. As competitors retrench to repair tattered balance sheets, the bank is expanding its market share in key areas such as trade finance. It has boosted lending to small enterprises in Asia at no risk by participating in loan-guarantee programs implemented by governments to free up credit markets. Sands has also continued making strategic acquisitions, including the purchases of Cazenove Asia, a regional stock brokerage, and a 75% stake in another broker in India. Just as important, Sands has been beefing up the management ranks...
...report by a consortium of federal agencies and research groups. One potential casualty: maple-syrup production, which may be displaced from New England to Canada as temperatures rise. The sobering report is sure to draw notice on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are debating a landmark "cap and trade" emissions proposal...
...whole, I'm sorry to say, we're a failed species." Thus pronounceth Boris Yellnikoff (Larry David), a quantum physicist by trade and a raging grouch by temperament. "I'm a man with a huge worldview," this self-proclaimed genius says. "I'm surrounded by microbes." In his 60s, with a research career, an ex-wife and a failed suicide attempt on his rsum, Boris teaches chess to kids, whom he insults mercilessly. His few friends indulge his rants but think he's a little nuts, in part because he's the only one who realizes...