Word: turmoils
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After an hourlong private session with Brandt, Jack admits, "I'm glad there's counseling involved. Some stories he told gave me some insight." But, given the turmoil in Jack's life, is this an appropriate time for him to undergo a potentially devastating test? "I see our job as ruling out only people who clearly have psychological disorders that make them vulnerable to the stress and put them at risk for catastrophic outcomes," Brandt answers. "Then my job is raising issues, helping people reason it through, rather than being the gatekeeper." It is Brandt's experience that people rarely...
...given the ongoing turmoil in Asian currency and stock markets and the litany of special risks associated with places like Russia, China and Argentina, some homesick investors may be second-guessing their decision to become players in the ballyhooed global economy. Certainly, the carnage in Asia has been enough to give anyone doubts. In a move most pros didn't see coming, Thailand devalued its currency, the baht, on July 2. Thai stocks promptly skidded 30% and sent tremors through markets in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Stock funds heavily invested in the region fell an average...
...about as cheap as any. It is also the region with the lowest correlation to the U.S. market, meaning that stocks there could easily rise even if the U.S. market goes into a long decline. The big problem is that no one knows for sure if the current turmoil is reaching an end. Despite that, Eric Fry, president of the money-management firm Holl International in San Francisco, is jumping in with both feet...
...reason for Petrobras' luster is the competence of its technical staff. After years of management turmoil and revolving-door leadership, the government appointed Joel Mendes Renno, 59, to the top job in 1992 and has let him stay the course. An engineer and former adviser to the government's Ministry of Mines and Energy, he is known as an efficient manager who allows department heads to function without interference...
What keeps the news from being worse? In a word: China. It has been affected by the Asian turmoil, but not much. China is still running a huge trade surplus; its currency, the yuan, is holding steady; and inflation is under control. The change of government in Hong Kong is likely to make little economic difference. China's growth this year and next should be about 9% or 10%. That hefty push should help the global good times keep rolling...