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...negotiations, after discovering to his outrage that 15 of them had crammed inside to live on meals charged to the SCLC account. Downstairs, Jesse Jackson rehearsed a singing group from his Chicago-based program Operation Breadbasket, and bystanders crowded into the room to belt out extra hymns such as Yield Not to Temptation and I'm So Glad (Trouble Don't Last Always...
...world turned inside out on Tuesday, when short-term interest rates inched higher than long-term interest rates. That's not the natural order. On Wall Street, this rate flip-flop is known as an inverted yield curve. It's a relatively rare occurrence, and one that always drags out economic Chicken Littles. But the sky is not falling on this expansion just...
...What's abnormal today is how low long-term rates have remained, explained at least in part by China's and Japan's historic demand for Treasury bonds. Absent unprecedented foreign demand, Treasury bond yields likely would be well above short-term yields today-and Chicken Little would have no audience. That's not to say the yield curve won't invert again, and grow more pronounced. If it does, be warned. But we're not at the breaking point today, and may not get there for years...
...quick browse through the Courses of Instruction will yield classes on topics as specific as medieval Welsh literature and the theory of the individual in Chinese literary culture. However, even a thorough search would not reveal the words “Public Speaking” in any course title.Many students and faculty members believe that this is problematic, and that Harvard should address this area of education by offering courses in public speaking.“A place like Harvard, with all its resources, would be able to put together a very good course,” says Ryan...
...report with the Gartner Group’s research director, Michael McGuire. The Gartner Group, based in Stamford, Conn., provides analysis about the information technology industry and counted over $894 million in revenue last year, according to its website. The report by Slater and McGuire found that playlists yield cultural benefits by exposing listeners to a greater variety of music. Moreover, the lists introduce music fans with similar tastes to one another, reinforcing online communities. Slater and McGuire recommend that record companies study the dynamics of playlist sites so they can restructure their marketing strategies accordingly. In addition, Slater...