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Then again, it's uncertain if powers like Russia and China, which sell even larger quantities of gasoline to Iran, would take part in U.S.-led sanctions themselves. Their postures are a reminder that when it comes to thwarting Iran's nuclear ambitions, Venezuela may be a small concern in comparison. But given the tensions involved at the moment, few besides Chávez are finding humor...
...keeping the recession from turning into a depression, the bailouts kept millions of people from ruin. But this success may have made it impossible to fix what ailed the financial system in the first place, which could eventually bring ruin to even more millions. The future is uncertain, so there's a lot to be said for solving today's real problems rather than obsessing about tomorrow's hypothetical ones. The trouble is that they won't stay hypothetical forever...
...China launching a new stock market board when the prospects for the global economy look so uncertain and investors appear to be souring on IPOs? Like many other counter-intuitive decisions in the communist state, this one also has a method to the seeming madness. It may not look like it, but GEM is actually an important plank in a campaign to tackle one of the country's most pressing predicaments: how to nurture small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which create nearly eight out of 10 jobs, pay 50% of taxes and account for 60% of gross domestic product...
...already garnered support from some in the industry. “Edelman is shining the flashlight on issues that marketers and advertisers should be aware of,” said search engine marketing expert Kevin Lee. But despite his support for Edelman’s guidelines, Lee is uncertain that there’s “immense pressure from advertisers” for change. He said it is unlikely that any immediate change will be seen from Edelman’s proposal because the vast majority of ad disputes come from a small minority of parties. Harvard undergraduate publication...
...College administration renewed its commitment yesterday to begin physical renovations in the upperclassman Houses by 2012, despite University-wide budget cutbacks that have recently made the future of the sweeping $1 billion Capital Renewal project uncertain...