Word: trades
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...Princeton and elsewhere, allowing fraternities and sororities with different interests and goals to ply their trade without undue interference would surely contribute to the "diversity" we all seek. Without my fraternity, I would feel less connected to my college environment. I would not have a group of guys that glory in my success, console me in failure, laugh at me when I make a fool of myself and generally share in life's events, big and little. Joining a fraternity, the particular fraternity that suits my needs, was the one of the best decisions of my college career. Denying that...
Grantham isn't sure why lorazepam suddenly got so expensive, and neither are many of the patients whose doctors write more than 18 million prescriptions for the drug each year. But the Federal Trade Commission in Washington thinks it has a pretty good idea. The agency, joined by more than 30 states, recently accused Mylan Laboratories of Pittsburgh, Pa., and its suppliers of illegally tying up chemical feed-stocks used to make the drug. With control of the ingredients in hand, the FTC charged, Mylan could demand whatever price it wanted for the finished product. The FTC is now trying...
Women tend to suffer their first heart attack 10 years older than men. Yet, partly because the women are older, those heart attacks are more often fatal. This is a postmenopausal phenomenon, a trade-off for years of protection from estrogen. Staying bathed in the hormone keeps blood vessels elastic and free of hardened-plaque formations. Estrogen also instructs the liver to churn out more HDL, or good cholesterol, which pulls plaque away from artery walls...
...remain under pressure until the market sees more evidence that public ownership of real estate companies really does put a leash on the boom-bust mentality. The good news is that such evidence is building, as last fall's pullback suggests, and that REIT shares are so depressed--many trade below their breakup values--that they represent a real buy. If you're looking for a way to hedge your com bets, consider quality names like Boston Properties and Equity Office, or a REIT index fund, including Vanguard...
...software industry's biggest trade group has endorsed the breakup of Microsoft if the software giant loses its antitrust case. The 40-page report sent to government lawyers comes despite Microsoft's active membership in the Software and Information Industry Association (formerly -- and better known as -- Software Publishers Association...