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...point nose dive in the Dow Jones on Monday was enough to make even the most experienced fund managers wince. But Acumen, it seems, weathered the storm with a smile on their face. “We had a very, very good day,” said Vikram R. Modi ’09, co-president of the group. Modi said that the group held short positions on several baskets of securities that contained industries affected by the market plunge on Monday. This instance of short selling—a strategy that allows traders to profit from the decline...
...songwriting is going, it's possible. If you take it back 30 years or so, people were just talking about holding hands. Now lyrics have gotten so frank and so graphic and honest, and often very literal. Some of the stuff that goes down in R&B lyrics, to the 1980 ear it'd be absolutely unthinkable. I'm not saying that I'm ahead of my time, but it wouldn't surprise me if that line actually found more of a home in 20 years than it does...
...feeling burdened by the stresses of your job - or puffed up by your most recent PowerPoint - a peek at the top line of Mohamed ElBaradei's résumé might help restore your equilibrium. As director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the 66-year-old Egyptian is the world's point man for staving off nuclear annihilation. On top of divining the atomic ambitions of shadowy dictators, ElBaradei is a linchpin in the high-stakes diplomatic dance between the U.S., Europe and wayward states like Iran and North Korea - an unenviable position that often leaves...
...Boston City Councillor Chuck Turner, a reading of a proclamation by Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons, and 15 tables with community representatives. The event also included entertainment by DJ Nix in the Mix of BET, eight talent acts, a dance competition, a step competition, and a raffle. Justin R. Gerrard ’10, the founder of Mr. Livingston Clothing, said that the event provided him with the opportunity to advertise his new business. “It is an excellent opportunity for us to reach not just people on campus but all over Boston,” he said...
...security features added to Quincy House over the summer, such as the new ID cards and card readers, as well as new firedoor alarms. “Our staff will be meeting to review security in the House,” Gehrke said. —Staff writer Alexander R. Konrad can be reached at akonrad@fas.harvard.edu...