<![CDATA[The Cowl - World RSS]]> /se/the-cowl-world-rss-1.979469 en-us Wed, 8 Feb 2012 60 <![CDATA[Stock Pick of The Week:]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/stock-pick-of-the-week-1.2763132 Arman Oganisian ’13 / World Editor
By: Arman Oganisian ’13 / World EditorUnitedHealth Group

Health care is seen as a necessary good, which is why investors switch over as a defensive maneuver. The S and 'P 500 Managed Health Care Sub Industry Index rose from slightly below 400 points to 475, indicating...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763132 World Health care is seen as a necessary good, which is why investors switch over as a defensive maneuver. The S&'P 500 Managed Health Care Sub Industry Index rose from slightly below 400 points to 475, indicating...]]> Arman Oganisian ’13 / World Editor World <![CDATA[Feature IPO:]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/feature-ipo-1.2763127 Arman Oganisian ’13 / World Editor
By: Arman Oganisian ’13 / World EditorGuidewire Software

Guideware Software (GWRE) went public last Wednesd...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763127 World Guideware Software (GWRE) went public last Wednesd...]]> Arman Oganisian ’13 / World Editor World <![CDATA[Business in the World]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/business-in-the-world-1.2763124 Joe Lepri ’12 / World Staff
By: Joe Lepri ’12 / World StaffNetflix Shares Spike:

On January 26, 2012, Netflix shares rose 26 percent, hitting a three-month high, and easing concerns about a dying customer base from increased costs to subscribers. In fact, the company claims to have added...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763124 World On January 26, 2012, Netflix shares rose 26 percent, hitting a three-month high, and easing concerns about a dying customer base from increased costs to subscribers. In fact, the company claims to have added...]]> Joe Lepri ’12 / World Staff World <![CDATA[Friar Forecast]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/friar-forecast-1.2763121 Andrew Gellert ’13 / Asst. World Editor
By: Andrew Gellert ’13 / Asst. World EditorGlum

The slow decrease in unemployment is not enough to offset poor consumption numbers and general economic malaise in the United States. With the economy still clawing its way up from its financial decay, Th...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763121 World The slow decrease in unemployment is not enough to offset poor consumption numbers and general economic malaise in the United States. With the economy still clawing its way up from its financial decay, Th...]]> Andrew Gellert ’13 / Asst. World Editor World <![CDATA[Gates Donates Millions to AIDS Research]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/gates-donates-millions-to-aids-research-1.2763118 Kevin Sullivan ’14 / World Staff
By: Kevin Sullivan ’14 / World Staff

The Bill and ' Melinda Gates Foundation gave $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria to help ensure that the organization can keep supplying AIDS drugs while it seeks to adjust ...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763118 World The Bill &' Melinda Gates Foundation gave $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria to help ensure that the organization can keep supplying AIDS drugs while it seeks to adjust ...]]> Kevin Sullivan ’14 / World Staff World <![CDATA[Pentagon is Victim of Budget Butchery ]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/pentagon-is-victim-of-budget-butchery-1.2763114 Adam Staropoli ’14 / World Staff
By: Adam Staropoli ’14 / World StaffObama Administration Puts Defense Cuts On The Table

Since 9/11, no one in Washington, D.C. has dared to argue for cuts to the defense budget. In a world plagued by fear of the constant...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763114 World Since 9/11, no one in Washington, D.C. has dared to argue for cuts to the defense budget. In a world plagued by fear of the constant...]]> Adam Staropoli ’14 / World Staff World <![CDATA[Company Goes Bankrupt After Taking Public Money]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/company-goes-bankrupt-after-taking-public-money-1.2763113 Meaghan Lambert ’13 / World Staff
By: Meaghan Lambert ’13 / World Staff

Ever since President Obama's 2008 election, his campaign supporting clean energy has been clear, although increasingly controversial. Ene...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763113 World Ever since President Obama's 2008 election, his campaign supporting clean energy has been clear, although increasingly controversial. Ene...]]> Meaghan Lambert ’13 / World Staff World <![CDATA[British Students Performing Poorly, Test Scores Dismal]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/british-students-performing-poorly-test-scores-dismal-1.2763109 Katie Davenport ’14 / World Staff

England's education proves insufficient for numerous struggling students. Government data suggests that the majority of schools are failing to help students who are behind in subject material for their grade...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763109 World England's education proves insufficient for numerous struggling students. Government data suggests that the majority of schools are failing to help students who are behind in subject material for their grade...]]> Katie Davenport ’14 / World Staff World <![CDATA[Dangerous Breast Implants Show Increased Risk of Rupture]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/dangerous-breast-implants-show-increased-risk-of-rupture-1.2763107 Naomi Eide ’13 / World Staff
By: Naomi Eide ’13 / World Staff

Jean-Claude Mas, the former CEO and founder of Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP), faces charges of involuntary injury due to his firm's ...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763107 World Jean-Claude Mas, the former CEO and founder of Poly Implant Prostheses (PIP), faces charges of involuntary injury due to his firm's ...]]> Naomi Eide ’13 / World Staff World <![CDATA[Supply of NFL Jerseys Dwindles as Super Bowl Approaches]]> http://www.thecowl.com/world/supply-of-nfl-jerseys-dwindles-as-super-bowl-approaches-1.2763097 John Mihovics ’14 / World Staff

The New York Giants and the New England Patriots played in the Super Bowl four years ago, when Eli Manning led the underdog Giants to one of the greatest Super Bowl wins in National Football League history. ...

]]> Thu, 2 Feb 2012 1.2763097 World The New York Giants and the New England Patriots played in the Super Bowl four years ago, when Eli Manning led the underdog Giants to one of the greatest Super Bowl wins in National Football League history. ...]]> John Mihovics ’14 / World Staff World