Their work over the three day visit (2-4 December) to the site focused on the identification of potential threats and technical issues regarding the conservation of frescoes and wall structures, as well as the impact of the recent collapses on the characteristics that make the property of outstanding universal value.
The behavior of mortgage bankers and of Wall Street packagers of subprime mortgages, as well as the excesses and misuses of exotic instruments, will be grist for investigators and writers for decades to come.
The proverbial wall of money, as well as being a sign of confidence in the stockmarket, is used by many as an argument for why it will climb higher.
Peter Galassi (1991-2012) broadened the documentary lineage favored by Newhall and Szarkowski, embracing the theatrics of Cindy Sherman, the artifice of Thomas Demand and Jeff Wall, as well as the supersize color of Andreas Gursky.
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"Some good news also was the sharp decline in the August import price index, " Stone said of the 3.7% drop, well ahead of Wall Street's 1.8% expectation.
The U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday that housing starts fell to an annual rate of 550, 000, well below Wall Street's expectations of 605, 000.
But Wall Street was well aware of the short memories of investors.
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Revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts as well.
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Defenders of Occupy Wall Street may well argue that it was never meant to be a political power, but rather a cultural force, more like the counterculture of the '60s than a new civil rights movement.
Yet his earnings estimate of 35 cents, reflecting his caution, stands well below the Wall Street consensus of 95 cents.
The Labor Department also reported Thursday that producer prices jumped 0.8% during January, well ahead of Wall Street's expectations of 0.3%.
The results were also well ahead of Wall Street's expectations.
The company expects earnings in the range of 60 to 64 cents in the quarter ending July 31st, well short of the 75 cents Wall Street was looking for.
After all, the worst that has happened, at least so far, is that the well paid kids of Wall Street were inconvenienced for a couple of hours in the Flash Crash.
Works will consist of fully rebuilding the collapsed bridge's retaining wing wall, as well as taking down and rebuilding two other retaining wing walls which are showing significant signs of structural distress.
That rally was extended Wednesday after Goldman Sachs (GS) surprised Wall Street with results coming in well ahead of profit forecasts despite weaker-than-expected revenue.
On the other hand, I also gather that the Bancroft family, which is the single largest private shareholder in the Wall Street Journal and the Dow Jones company, is reluctant to see its crown jewel possession, the Wall Street Journal, fall into the hands of, well, the same guy who owns the Fox News Channel.
The company posted a long string of disappointing quarters, coming in well below Wall Street expectations.
The keepers of Wall Street history were girding for the storm as well.
You believed that after an era of selfishness and greed, that we could reclaim a sense of responsibility on Wall Street and in Washington, as well as on Main Street.
It appears that gravity, the same pesky force of nature that caused the edible variety of an apple to fall on Sir Isaac Newton's head, is causing one of Wall Street's tech darlings to fall as well.
At the start of his first term, Obama's pick to lead the Treasury Department, Timothy Geithner, emerged from a tough confirmation fight in the wake of recession to help push through Wall Street reform as well as the banking and auto industry rescues.
While it is true that U.S. investment banks and other institutions could make their case on Capitol Hill concerning lost profits if a foreign enterprise's access to, for example, the U.S. bond market was restricted due to proliferation concerns, it is unlikely that there would be a great outpouring of political sympathy for generally well-healed Wall Street players.
The "wall of separation" has to be patrolled in small things as well as big ones.
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He also called for a wider bail-out that helps homeowners at risk of losing their homes as well as those on Wall Street.
To capitalize on the earth-friendly factor, architect Robert Maschke suggested the Brahlers use an insulating eco-roof as well as a green exterior wall covered with layers of soil.
The electronics behind the Wall's surface can accommodate an infinite number of fingers as well as elbows, pens or an umbrella, without any of them interfering with one another.
Results due this week from JPMorgan, as well as Wall Street peers Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, come after a great year for financial stocks, but one that was hardly routine.
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On Tuesday, the Commerce Department reported housing starts reached 625, 000 in November, well short of the 736, 000 expected by Wall Street.
Wall Street and the rich have done well thanks to the extension of the tax cuts put into place by George W. Bush.
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