Word: yielding
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...than $600 billion in paper value in slightly over a month, more than in the Black Monday crash of October 1987; on the Tokyo exchange, cumulative losses since the start of the year came to well over $1 trillion. Bond prices dropped in sympathy, sending interest rates spiraling; the yield on bellwether U.S. Treasury 30-year bonds Thursday hit an extraordinary 9.13%, the highest since April 1989. The dollar, which is losing its reputation as a safe haven, fell hard against nearly all other major currencies, touching a lowest ever rate of 1.54 against the deutsche mark...
...Symphony Orchestra (1939-52), the maestro remains unsurpassed for precision and clarity -- even at breakneck tempos. His structural grasp of entire works is astonishing: parts build with inevitable force to form coherent, if sometimes debatable, interpretations. The digital remastering is admirable, though limited dynamic range and parched sound can yield lusterless strings and tinny horns. The informed listener will find this offering indispensable, but those beginning a music library should try the safer Herbert von Karajan or Roger Norrington sets...
...cordially ask our American friends to participate actively in this peace exercise," Kohl said. "It is an investment whose yield will benefit...
...endowment is also much more complex than in its early days. During the past few years, HMC has become heavily involved in risky, high-yield investments including real estate speculation and LBOs, in which an investor borrows heavily to take over a publically traded firm...
EVEN after those deep-pockets fill the coffers of Harvard's endowment, the obsession with financial considerations at the expense of ethics remains a serious problem. Harvard's growing stake in venture capital investments is not a problem by itself. We recognize that high yield on the endowment are good for all of us. We object, however, to the total lack of oversight by the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR) over such investments. Harvard Management Corporation (HMC), which controls the University's investments, has sunk more than a billion dollars into high-risk, high-yield "private placement" investments...