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Subject: Fathom Newsletter -- BUSINESS & FINANCE

June 2001
http://www.fathom.com

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In this issue:
*  British election a hint toward the euro's future in the UK
*  Highlights from Fathom's free Business and Finance features
*  Online courses in Business and Finance
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* Columbia University * The London School of Economics and Political Science * Cambridge University Press * The British Library * The New York Public Library * The University of Chicago * University of Michigan * American Film Institute * RAND * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution * The Natural History Museum * Victoria and Albert Museum * Science Museum *

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IN THE NEWS
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Britain's Labour Party is widely expected to win the election June 7, in large part thanks to the steady economic growth witnessed ever since Prime Minister Tony Blair gave control of interest rates to the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) four years ago. The UK is currently enjoying the lowest inflation in the European Union, a fact which may have implications in the nation's decision whether to adopt the euro.

In the Fathom feature "The Euro Debate," Janet Bush, director of the anti-euro lobby group New Europe, and Christopher Johnson, an adviser to the Association for Monetary Union of Europe, debate whether Britain should join the European Monetary Union in an article from CentrePiece magazine, London School of Economics and Political Science: "Britain is one of four countries which chose not to join economic and monetary union..."
http://www.fathom.com/story/story.jhtml?story_id=61009&cid=000327

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FREE BUSINESS AND FINANCE FEATURES
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This month Fathom recommends these free Business and Finance features:

*** INTERNATIONAL INVESTING ... Quantitative Investing for the International Investor
In an exclusive interview with Fathom, Geert Bekaert, professor of finance at Columbia Business School, lays out his cardinal rules for mutual-fund investing: "Funds with high expense ratios, that is, high costs for the investor, have the worst performance..."
http://www.fathom.com/story/story.jhtml?story_id=121674&cid=000327

*** LEGAL ISSUES FOR PERSONAL INVESTORS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ... Co-ops and Condos: What's the Difference?
In a lecture at The New York Public Library's Science, Industry and Business Library, David Nadler, an attorney who specializes in real estate law, explains the differences between co-operatives, in which a buyer purchases a share of an enterprise or building, and condominiums, in which a buyer purchases a unit: "People oftentimes use the words synonymously, not realizing that there really are a great deal of differences..."
http://www.fathom.com/story/story.jhtml?story_id=122126&cid=000327

*** MARKETING STRATEGIES AND THE CONSUMER ... Brand Leadership in the New Economy
Karen Vrotsos, a business writer and doctoral candidate at Columbia University, reports on a June 2000 conference hosted by the Center on Global Brand Leadership at Columbia Business School: "The audience brought together executives from a wide range of industries--including financial services, technology, durable goods, packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, media and utilities--as well as consultants in design, advertising, brand strategy and corporate identity, and researchers from academic institutions in the US and abroad..."
http://www.fathom.com/story/story.jhtml?story_id=121628&cid=000327

Explore the complete collection of reference material and exclusive lectures and interviews with experts on business and finance at http://www.fathom.com.

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ONLINE COURSES
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This month's featured courses in Business and Finance:

* LIBERTY AND SLAVERY IN THE EARLY BRITISH EMPIRE Noted historian and best-selling author Simon Schama leads this 3-5 hour online seminar on the triumphs and crises of the British Empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. Seminar opens June 11:
http://www.fathom.com/products/new_course_description.jhtml?courseId=2510&cid=000327

* COMMUNICATION SKILLS COURSE 1: EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATION, a short course in the Global Series of online courses from Wide Learning Inc., will teach you effective negotiating techniques for any meeting. Enroll anytime:
http://www.fathom.com/products/course_description.jhtml?courseId=3014&cid=000327

Search for more online courses in Fathom's Course Directory:
http://www.fathom.com/products/course_directory.jhtml.

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