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While emotional turmoil is part of being a teenager, Nicole Cabezas is among a growing cohort of kids whose unsteady psyches do not simply rise and fall now and then but whipsaw violently from one extreme to another. Bipolar disorder--once known as manic depression, always known as a ferocious mental illness--seems to be showing up in children at an increasing rate, and that has taken a lot of mental-health professionals by surprise. The illness until recently was thought of as the rare province of luckless adults--the overachieving businessman given to sullen lows and impulsive highs...
...dumb," says a New York banker who attended a meeting with O'Neill last week. "It's just that he has no gravitas. And once you lose it, you can't get it back." O'Neill's habit of being out of the country during times of economic turmoil has led even some Republicans to call for his ouster. "O'Neill's been traveling everywhere but Main Street and Wall Street," G.O.P. Congressman Mark Foley of Florida told TIME. "The Administration needs a central figure who can deliver a clear, potent message on the economy." But O'Neill scoffs...
...dumb," says a New York banker who attended a meeting with O'Neill last week. "It's just that he has no gravitas. And once you lose it, you can't get it back." O'Neill's habit of being out of the country during times of economic turmoil has led even some Republicans to call for his ouster. "O'Neill's been traveling everywhere but Main Street and Wall Street," G.O.P. Congressman Mark Foley of Florida told Time. "The Administration needs a central figure who can deliver a clear, potent message on the economy." But O'Neill scoffs...
That kind of experience may be exactly what Corning needs on its board now. The company, which broke into the telecommunications industry in the late 1990s, has been feeling the effects of the industry’s recent turmoil. Corning recently announced second quarter net losses of $370 million and is currently undertaking “restructuring and cost reduction efforts” to try to restore fiscal stability. The company reduced its workforce by 12,000 jobs last year and will cut an additional 4,400 positions this year. It will also close several manufacturing and research facilities...
Remember: some of the best investment values are found in times of turmoil. Keep putting part of your paycheck into stocks each week through your 401(k), and you'll look smart in five to 10 years...