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...last week, events took a turn for the worse. Negative reports on consumer default rates and troubling statistics on commercial loans unnerved investors. Two moves by Citi - taking $80 billion in risky assets off the auction block and transferring some mortgage-related securities held in an off-balance-sheet vehicle back onto its books - spooked shareholders already wary of what unknowns might be lurking. On Nov. 18, the company announced that it would be laying off about 50,000 of its employees, or 20% of its global workforce...
...ADITO strives to use resources available at Harvard to aid microfinance institutions without the infrastructure and financial support of larger networks, in turn helping to lift individuals out of poverty...
...elected official and one advocacy or community service worker. Named after a president remembered for his youth, the award has a similarly youthful twist—only people under the age of 40 are eligible. “The goal of this is to show people that before they turn 40 they can make a difference in politics and public service in their communities,” said Christian B. Flynn, the IOP’s director of special projects and conferences. In addition to the chance to honor young public servants, the creation of the award also presented...
...price significantly or sold tickets they had received for free with Harvard ID. Many of the undergraduates who profited from ticket scalping declined to comment, but the resales drew ire and debate over some lists. “How dare you take a ticket you got for free and turn around and sell it to a fellow student who actually does want to go, or whose friend or family member wants to go, for a disgusting amount of money because you know these people are desperate?” wrote Julia A. A. Arnous...
...different things I can think about, although it hasn’t been updated since October 25th, so maybe there are more now. The “thought of the month” was an interesting tidbit from Don F: “Do walkers and joggers turn down their iPods when they are looking for an address...