Word: turmoil
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...political turmoil that has accompanied Anwar's arrest will further deter foreign investors. The opposition leader returns to court Monday to face new charges of sexual misconduct, while police are also considering sedition charges against his wife, Wan Azizah, who has begun to take the reins of the fledgling opposition movement. Mahathir won't find it quite as easy, however, to deal with the dissent of the world market...
University officials blame the recent stock market turmoil, not losses in alumni giving or difficulties with the Capital Campaign, for the 10 percent decrease. Meyer singled out two major HMC strategies that have aggravated the endowment's decline...
...currency turmoil that hit Southeast Asian countries in mid-1997 was initially expected to last only a few months. More than a year down the road, the turmoil has spread throughout the world. No one has really benefited except possibly the currency traders and share-market speculators...
...must ask why this is happening. Is it part of the usual economic cycle? Is it because the economic system and practices of all the affected countries are wrong? Is it because of corruption, of crony capitalism and nepotism? Everyone must concede that before the turmoil, the countries of East Asia were among the most dynamic and prosperous in the whole world. Their progress and prosperity were real. Employment rates were high; per capita income increased steadily. From poor agricultural countries, they had become highly industrialized nations, producing quality high-tech goods for markets worldwide. They were set to grow...
...greatest qualities is his serenity, the sense of dignity under incredible turmoil and strife," says Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell, who has worked with Mandela. "During all his years of captivity they never broke his spirit...