In sum, nation-building lenders may in fact have the same traits that could win them loyal customers in today's boom times if - a big one - they can target the new class of clients.

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At one point, half of its market value had been wiped out an unprecedented one-day fall for a big Wall Street firm in modern times.

ECONOMIST: Rescuing a Wall Street bank

In these uncertain times, one of the questions facing even the big players is what the market will look like in three or four years, when their funds mature.

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One is that both countries are so big and so complex that at times broad-brush simplification of their histories and policies veers into distortion.

ECONOMIST: The giant neighbours are more rivals than partners

Natural history goes to auction five or six times a year in America, and one Sunday last May a big sale took place in Chelsea, at the onetime home of the Dia Center for the Arts.

NEWYORKER: Bones of Contention

When the big boys at the New York Times decide to push a narrative they give it a one-two punch.

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In our poll, for example, about half said it was a major problem for the country, but only 15 percent said it was a crisis, and a New York times poll found that only one-third said it was a "big problem" for the country.

CNN: Interactive Chat Transcript - Gallup's Frank Newport on how American's feel about events in Florida

The mushroom cloud alone was stretched out 41 miles high and was over 59 miles wide, essentially one big cloud from Hyannis to Boston, Massachusetts, or surely enough to cover Manhattan two times over.

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