Word: frankfurt
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...Illinois or the Senate, or the executive experience that qualifies him for the presidency and thus to be some sort of reincarnation of Lincoln? To be an oratorical superstar does not make him a savior. Let's talk about his real record a year from now. Charles G. Kormendy, FRANKFURT, GERMANY...
...that market has gotten a lot tougher recently," says Baroness Jo Valentine, the chief executive of London First, a lobby group that campaigns for investment in London. Other advocates point out that the $13 billion expansion is vital to help Heathrow stay ahead of rival hubs in Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid, and that it will create 65,000 new jobs...
...wouldn't know that to look at the Friday's activities on European stock markets. After rises of nearly 4% during Friday trading, London's FTSE 100 index closed up 1.5%, while Frankfurt's Dax and Paris' CAC 40 ended the week up by 1.3% and 0.67% respectively. In the wake of Wall Street's 6.7% gain Thursday, Asian markets also largely advance Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei closing 2.7% higher, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng finishing 2.4% stronger. Given the macro-economic moroseness, what's with the market giggles...
...Peril" that the E.U. indulges in schadenfreude about the U.S. financial crisis [Oct. 20]. We all know what the global economy is about. Would anyone be stupid enough to ignore the fact that the entire human body suffers if just one organ gets sick? Helmar W. Kühn, FRANKFURT, GERMANY...
...Although none are openly licking their wounds, the losses are believed to have affected a number of stalwart hedge funds. Commentators across the board blamed Porsche for causing chaos on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange this week. The daily Die Welt called Porsche the biggest German hedge fund, and criticized Germany's lax disclosure laws. Porsche has been stealthily building a stake in VW and it only retained the element of surprise because German law did not require disclosure of the positions that account for more than 30% of its stake in VW. "Only when it is no longer possible...