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March 25, 2011
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NEWS  THIS WEEK'S TOP STORY MARKETS & FINANCE In Today's Market, the Wisdom of Standing Pat The market's drop then gain after Japan's triple crises shows the stock rally's resilience and the futility of timing market hiccups   MORE TOP STORIES VIEWPOINT A College Degree Is Still Worth It Sure, it costs more, and technology is threatening high-paying jobs. But the Great Recession shows postsecondary education is more valuable than ever HARDWARE Boom Times for Genomics Startups Investment is picking up as sales of gene sequencing machines surge INVESTMENT BANKING The AT&T Deal Gives Evercore a Boost The investment bank has advised on some of the biggest global mergers in 2011 INVESTMENTS Libya Has $70 Billion to Invest—and No Takers Private equity firms such as California's Colony Capital once courted Libyan investments, but backed off before the war broke out REGULATION An SEC Rule on Global Pay Could Embarrass Companies Some are fighting a plan requiring companies to report the ratio between executive and median employee pay, including wages of overseas workers FINANCIAL CRISIS Bear Stearns Alumni Are All Over Wall Street Former Bear executives are running bond businesses at onetime rivals such as Bank of America and Goldman Sachs   INVESTING TOOLS MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2009-2010 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

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