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...result of the acquisition binge: HSBC's asset base exploded, from $472 billion in 1997 to nearly $1.5 trillion by mid-2005. The bank has a global footprint matched only by that of Citigroup, which has slightly larger assets than HSBC. HSBC has also become a very, very different bank. In 1997 nearly half its revenues came from emerging markets; today less than 20% does, according to Morgan Stanley...
...legacy in mind. He wants Ford Motor to lead in alternative-fuel technologies, proving his belief that you can make profits and do good at the same time. If he succeeds--and the odds aren't necessarily in his favor--Ford Motor could help save the U.S.'s manufacturing base. "Bill could go down as a truly historic American figure, like his great-grandfather," says Brinkley, "or he could just be a guy who watched over the collapse of a family company...
...sick of al-Qaeda's killing innocent Iraqi Shi'ites, whom al-Zarqawi considers infidels. Cracks in al-Qaeda's alliance with the Iraqi groups became more pronounced after the Dec. 15 election. Al-Zarqawi saw the poll as a detour from his goal of turning Iraq into a base from which al-Qaeda could spread terrorism throughout the Middle East and Europe. Many Sunni resistance groups have a narrower focus: ridding Iraq of all occupation forces--U.S. troops and the pro-Iranian militias that slipped across the border. Sunni politicians managed to convince some key rebel groups that unless...
...million base pairs on little glass microscope slides,” he said. The complete human genome contains about 3.2 billion base pairs...
...Sydney and Auckland Base Backpackers, with locations all over Australia and New Zealand, offers hostels with hotel-like amenities, including saunas and spas. Private rooms start...