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" He deputizes himself as a tour guide to the human psyche, promising to find the triggers of sadness wherever they might lurk: "I will adventure to guess as near as I can, and rip them all up, from the first to the last, general and particular, to every species, that so they may be better described.
WSJ: Robert Burton | The Anatomy of Melancholy | Digressions on a Diagnosis | Masterpiece by Danny Heitman
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Aside from the problems in the bond markets in general and the asset-backed sector in particular, First Marblehead has had to contend with an investigation into the student-lending industry announced by New York in August and questions about the planned acquisition of Sallie Mae.
FORBES: First Marblehead Shines
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High inflation makes it hard for firms and individuals to distinguish changes in the relative prices of particular items from general changes in the average price level, so price signals become blurred.
ECONOMIST: Should central banks try to target asset-price inflation?
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The decision also overturned parts of a 63-year-old law that prevented corporations and unions from using money from their general treasuries to produce and run their own campaign ads urging the election or defeat of particular candidates by name.
FORBES: Political Advertising and Corporate Responsibility: A Call for Shareholder Action
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Argentina still suffers from a yawning credibility gap with investors, due to its shortsighted economic policies in general, and its meddling with the inflation figures in particular.
ECONOMIST: Argentina