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...taken up the observatory’s cause. Thirty-two representatives have signed a letter to protect the center’s funding. We hope that they will be able to block the proposed change and to preserve the independence that has made the Smithsonian Observatory an invaluable scientific asset...
Spurred by low interest rates and the desire or need to tap their most valuable asset, Americans this year refinanced more than $1.1 trillion of mortgages--roughly a fifth of all mortgage debt. In 65% of cases, homeowners borrowed more than they owed and used the difference to pay down credit-card debt, finance a home improvement or build a cushion for tough times. It's a low-risk way to get cash. "Very rarely have home values declined nationally, though pockets can take a hit," notes Dan Gilbert, ceo of Quickenloans.com...
...default rate will drop and make the lush yields on junk bonds more secure. That leads investors to bid up junk-bond prices, resulting in a capital gain. "We've already seen some junk bonds rally," says John Fenn, head of high-yield investments at J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management. Next year, he believes, junk bonds will deliver on their eye-popping 12% yields and produce a capital-gain kicker worth an additional 5% to 10%--for a total return of about...
...experience in dealing with people outside the council...since the beginning of his freshman year I think is his greatest asset,” said Brendan J. Reed ’03, the Bonner-Long campaign manager...
...from ground zero, and was coated with soot and concrete dust from the attack. It remained closed for six weeks after the attack, but all 800 employees continued to receive full pay. Rachelle Friedman, co-chair of the 30-year-old family business, says, "Our employees are our biggest asset. They're like family." Though J&R cut prices and introduced free shipping, declining sales forced the firm to eliminate 48 positions in October--its first layoffs in 30 years...