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Excluding the financial sector, which is living through its own nightmarish quarter, the consensus analyst expectation is that S&P 500 earnings will surpass last year's dismal fourth quarter by a slim 1.2%, a figure that may soon fall into negative territory...
...thirds of new jobs in the U.S. require at minimum a college degree. That education gap could lead to devastating outcomes if a lack of skilled workers leads to more industries heading overseas and more Americans facing poverty and crime-ridden streets. "We are letting every other country surpass us in educating children," says Marguerite Kondracke, president and CEO of America's Promise Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to improving education. "It's a risk not only to our economy, but our national security as well...
...league preseason poll was released the same day. Defending champion Cornell was a unanimous pick among all 16 voters to repeat as league champions. Harvard is projected to finish fourth in the league, behind Penn and Yale.Harvard will look to surpass these expectations with the help of a stellar senior class. Guard Drew Housman, along with forwards Evan Harris and Andrew Pusar, lead the class in its last crack at an Ivy championship.Ivy League Executive Director Jeff Orleans opened the teleconference by expressing his excitement for the season ahead.“We have some interesting freshmen coming...
...demand and a sign the economy is slowing." Englund says the drop below August's sales levels are mostly due to extremely weak auto sales, as people have had difficulty getting loans due to tighter credit and higher rates. "Our view is that the current downturn will equal or surpass the downturn of late 1990, early 1991," says LaVogna...
...rise to 15% from 12% in 2004, when only 44.9% of the state's black voters participated in the presidential election. While analysts like the Joint Center's David Bositis project that black voter turnout will rise to about 65% in Florida, they say Obama must work harder to surpass that number if he is to win the state's 27 electoral votes...