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Iranian authorities have arrested several suspects in the recent killings of five prominent writers and intellectuals. While the arrests were significant, the fact that the murders took place at all invoked worldwide condemnation of Iran. The killings, which occurred during the past few weeks, spread panic among Iranian dissidents and concern among human rights activists because they were interpreted as a declaration of war by the old revolutionary guard...
...want to participate in the Office of Career Services spring recruiting program, a process that funnels students almost exclusively into jobs in banking, consulting or software development. Faced with the decision of whether or not to drop off a resume and several dozen cover letters, students are beginning to panic...
During the 1907 Panic on Wall Street, an aging Morgan mobilized the city's bankers in his solemnly ornate library and got them to commit money to a rescue fund that ended the bank runs convulsing the city. It was the last hurrah for a self-regulated financial system: Morgan's dazzling improvisation proved the urgent need for a central bank, setting the stage for the passage of the Federal Reserve...
...strategy nearly failed when software problems created delivery delays. Panic raced through IBM's top echelons as rivals closed in. A desperate Watson ousted his younger brother Dick as head of engineering and manufacturing for the System/360 project, derailing the younger man's career and filling Watson with shame...
1900s Financial institutions can't keep pace with the economy. The Panic of 1907 was one of many credit crunches that plagued the U.S. before it established the Federal Reserve...