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economic recession
Sep 12 2009, Marco Villa

Harvard’s endowment has not been spared the global economic downturn and the loss in trillions in assets. 12 months prior the Ivy League’s investment fund stood at $36.9 billion, but registered at $26 billion on June 30. Pity old “Fair Harvard.” What...

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