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...market surges of all time, kicked off on Aug. 9, 1995, when the initial public offering (IPO) of stock in the Internet-browser maker Netscape rocketed from an expected initial price of $12 to an opening trade of $71. Hundreds of IPOs later, on March 10, 2000, the NASDAQ index hit the all-time high of 5132.52, from which it would fall 62% in just two years...
...whose shares trade on the Paris stock exchange, 57% were family controlled in 1998 (the latest year for which figures are available), up from 48% five years earlier, according to a study by the Insead business school. By comparison, about 40% of the firms in the S&P 500 index in the U.S. are family controlled...
Three comparisons exist between Harvard and Michigan State in the PWR—the Ratings Percentage Index (RPI), records against other teams with RPI above .500 and records against common opponents. Right now, the Crimson has the edge in RPI, MSU wins the comparison against teams with a .500-plus RPI and the two teams are tied in common opponents (Harvard 3-3, MSU 2-2). RPI is the tie-breaker, which is why Harvard wins the overall comparison...
...loss, though, puts Harvard in the precarious position of having its fate rest on factors well outside its control. A mere fraction of a percentage point in the Rating Percentage Index rankings could be the difference between a second-consecutive NCAA appearance and a disappointing season...
Harvard was superior to Duluth in three of the five NCAA seeding criteria. The Crimson had a win over the Bulldogs and slightly better performances in its last 16 games and against teams under selection consideration. But Duluth had a far better ratings percentage index and record against common opponents. The Bulldogs’ selection as the top seed was not inconsistent with the NCAA’s criteria, which allow some room for subjectivity on the part of the committee...