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...Although financial-market stability appears to have returned, for a few weeks this summer an LTCM-like collapse seemed like a possibility as the credit crunch intensified. That's one reason why there's growing urgency to understand how these huge pools of private capital can disrupt markets. In the U.S., California lawmakers and regulators are pushing a proposal that would require larger hedge funds that have fewer than 15 clients to register and to open their records to state oversight. In Europe, the German government is spearheading an inquiry into the subprime crisis by the G7 group of industrialized...
...World Economic Forum ranked Tunisia as having by far the best prospects for growth in Africa, and it ranked third in the Arab world after energy-rich Kuwait and Qatar. The report cited Tunisia's low corruption, stable government and educated, French-speaking population. Lying close to Europe's huge markets, and with an enticingly low-cost, well-trained workforce, Tunisia is increasingly seen by European and U.S. companies as a near-perfect base. French carmaker Peugeot recognized these advantages when it recently opted to move its customer-service call center from Lyons to Tunis...
...family was screwed up. 3. Neville’s toad is more than just a pet… 4. And Draco Malfoy still sleeps with a teddy bear. 5. McGonagall always had a thing for Dumbledore. Guess that’s never going to work. 6. Snape had a huge porn collection. That’s the real reason why the potions storeroom was always locked. 7. Butterbeer is 150 proof alcohol... No wonder it’s so popular. 8. Harry, Ron, and Hermione used Party Funds to corrupt Hogwarts first-years! Sound familiar? 9. Fleur Delacour is bulimic...
...football here has been really exciting; we’ve had some huge games, some great wins, and being a part of it has been a lot of fun,” Hatch said. “It’s crazy sometimes. I mean, the amount of fans is just unreal. They’re like 92,000 strong every game, every game is sold out they’re all packed...
...questions: a moving tribute to the virtues of child-rearing, then on to the next question without ever making the commitment. Obama did the moving tribute - with a joke about his ineptitude as a parent - but then he told the woman no. "We can't extend those benefits without huge financial implications," he said...