Word: wakefulness
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...much as you might be tempted to sneak a peak at your brokerage statement at the end of a 936-point day, the best advice remains the same: ignore the tick-tock of the markets and focus on long-term investing goals. Last week, in the wake of nauseating stock-market losses, San Francisco-based financial planner David Yeske sent out a letter to clients suggesting they make the following promise: "Today, I will not watch CNN, MSNBC, Fox News or any other media source that thrives on bad news and reminds us of it 24/7. Today, I will...
...years ago, Harvard Business School opened its doors with the intention of training the next generation of business and financial leaders in the wake of the Panic of 1907 when bank runs brought the financial system to a standstill...
...Austrians were shocked to wake to the news Saturday. Even political opponents remarked on the huge impact Haider has had on recent Austrian history. Only last month, he had helped Austria's far right mount an unexpected comeback in national elections. The party he led, the Alliance for the Future of Austria, combined with his former party, the Freedom Party, to take 29% of the vote. It was the best showing for Austria's anti-immigrant, anti-Europe right wing since the Second World...
...three—for example, “Portrait of a Lady.” Reading Henry James always makes me so upset. I love Henry James, but at the same time you want to take his characters by the shoulders and shake them and say, “Wake up!” THC: Is there anything that someone said to you about writing that really stuck with you all these years?MR: [James Allen McPherson, who teaches at the University of Iowa,] was the first person who really pushed me to think about not just how you write...
...depends, and given Russia's inclination to use energy for geopolitical leverage, that requires a more cooperative relationship. While avoiding being seen as choosing sides between Washington and Moscow, Tymoshenko has nonetheless sought to strengthen her relations with the U.S. Like many leaders along Russia's periphery, in the wake of the Georgia crisis, she inclines toward a policy of maintaining good relations with both sides in a moment of geopolitical uncertainty...