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Everyone agrees on some other things about Putin. He is polite, meticulous, efficient. He is focused, intense, decisive. He likes systems; he loves order. The universal applied adjective is pragmatic. He is very smart and very, very disciplined. Russian citizens have embraced him as the anti-Yeltsin: tough, sober, sensible. Being an unknown gave him an advantage; he has tailored his appeal to be all things to all people. The Russian longing for a strong hand is perfectly matched by Putin's willingness to wield...
...hope is that these data will lay bare the road to many powerful new medicines. And I have little doubt that someday they will. Until then, though, we're still dealing with promises. If you're convinced that promises will become profits, by all means invest. But be smart about it. Buy a basket of biotechs, and limit your exposure to 5% of your total portfolio. Don't get me wrong, I'm rooting hard for this important industry--almost as hard as I'm rooting for my money. See time.com/personal for more on biotech stocks. E-mail...
...SMART PARENTING Offspring magazine hits newsstands this month. Unusually targeted at both mothers and fathers, this new publication aims to reflect the realities of parenting today--how to pick a preschool, how to choose a college and all the many challenges in between. Rather than focusing simply on developmental issues of a child's first few years, like many other parenting magazines, Offspring is tackling a broad spectrum of issues concerning kids (and parents) of all ages in a smart...
...endorsements? The word from Jordan's people is that Mike wants to concentrate on his career as an entrepreneur; that like the player who wants to coach or the actor who wants to direct, he wants to go from pitchman to businessman. Others see it as an act of smart management - Jordan's a part owner of the Washington Wizards, and it certainly doesn't help player morale that their nonplaying boss is still the most heavily endorsed guy on the team. But it seems, above all, that the move allows Jordan to bow out gracefully. Sure, other athletes would...
...century, which would seriously impair the economy's ability to support the elderly. And a decline in European economies could be accelerated by a tremendous brain drain." The destination? The U.S.A., whose relatively relaxed immigration policies have made it a magnet for the smart and productive elements from all over the world, who in turn have helped keep the U.S. economy out in front. While governments from Berlin to Tokyo ponder the findings, Washington is spared any such handwringing - far from shrinking, its population will actually increase 70 million over the next 50 years. "There's a general consensus among...