The Voting Age: Sixteen Candles, but Few Blazing a Trail to the Ballot Box
Several countries are opening their polls to their more baby-faced voters, but are American adolescents ready (or willing) to step up to the booth?
Calls Grow for Foreigners to Have a Say on U.S. Market Rules
Politicians, regulators and financial specialists outside the United States are seeking a role in the oversight of American markets, banks and rating agencies.
S.& P. Cuts British Firm s Debt Rating
A London money management firm, Cheyne Capital Management, may be forced to liquidate the assets backing its $10 billion commercial paper program in the latest casualty of the jittery credit market.
Home Depot Sells Unit, With Price Cut
Home Depot agreed yesterday to sell its commercial supply business to an alliance of private equity firms for $8.5 billion, nearly $2 billion less than the original agreement.
Advertising: Trying to Connect the Dinner Plate to Climate Change
Big animal rights groups do not share the same mission, but they have coalesced around a message that eating meat is worse for the environment than driving.
NBC Buys TV Group Overseas
Jeff Zucker, the president and chief executive of NBC, said the deal was the first sign of a strategic shift at the company.
Photographer’s Journal: History, Change, at Once
Kyrgyzstan, teetering between democracy and authoritarianism since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, is caught between the rising economies of the east and its own nomadic heritage.
After Stumbling, Mattel Cracks Down in China
Mattel appears to have become overconfident about its ability to operate in China without major problems.
Dow Gains Almost 250 Points a Day After Big Loss
Investors appeared for now to put aside concerns about tighter credit availability and other signs that the economy may be slipping.
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August 30th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
[…] The Voting Age: Sixteen Candles, but Few Blazing a Trail to the Ballot Box Several countries are opening their polls to their more baby-faced voters, but are American adolescents ready (or willing) to step up to the booth? Calls Grow for Foreigners to Have a Say on U.S. Market Rules Politicians, regulators and financial specialists outside the United States are seeking a role in the oversight of American markets, […] […]
August 30th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
[…] The Voting Age: Sixteen Candles, but Few Blazing a Trail to the Ballot Box Several countries are opening their polls to their more baby-faced voters, but are American adolescents ready (or willing) to step up to the booth? Calls Grow for Foreigners to Have a Say on U.S. Market Rules Politicians, regulators and financial specialists outside the United states are seeking a role in the oversight of American markets, […] […]