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...particularly wants his domestic reform package to get a Blair seal of approval this week, to help him sell it at home. But is another report good for anything more than p.r.? "On economic reform, France and Germany are laggards, not the avant garde," says Grant. Their state sectors are bloated and labor markets rigid; France protects its energy sector from foreign competition; Germany subsidizes coal production. On many crucial economic questions, like the strong euro, the leaders are irrelevant. Blair, whose economy is healthiest, is convinced international endorsement will help his colleagues sell reform at home - but that sounds...
...acquisitions sector. So far this year, U.S. companies have announced deals worth five times as much as during the same period last year. But the real cliffhanger involves AT&T Wireless, the U.S.'s troubled No. 3 carrier. It wants to merge, and Arun Sarin, chief executive of British mobile giant Vodafone, has said he wants to bid. Assuming it could outbid the No. 2 player, Cingular (which upped its bid last week), Vodafone would be buying a firm that's losing market share. The bid deadline was Friday, but no one would confirm a Vodafone offer; some...
...panel reached consensus on most educational points, most notably that America’s education system is seriously flawed and every sector of society should be concerned...
...country, the growing, grudging sense of optimism, the rising hopes for peace with India. Many of my friends who lived abroad have returned home, attracted by the fresh economic opportunities. Many of our younger siblings are joining rock bands and theater companies, encouraged by a liberalizing media sector, by our three 24-hour music channels on television, by independent news networks, by an explosion of mass entertainment. These outlets for expression did not exist when I was in my teens and 20s. They are vital, because their call for a new, progressive and open Pakistan, delivered by attractive and confident...
...invested along the same lines as that of countless other separate-account holders, with one exception: you get to fine-tune. Maybe you have an issue with tobacco. Or you might want to avoid stocks of companies in the industry in which you work--so that if the entire sector crashes, you don't lose your investment along with your job. Just say the word, and your manager will purge your portfolio of such securities. Another benefit: because you can customize your portfolio, you are able to minimize your tax bill by, say, instructing the manager to sell a losing...