Some scholars believe that this "little help" may be this author's reference to Judas Maccabeus.

She received help from the Family Reach Foundation.

Our experience has taught us that without these considerations, investments and projects cannot only waste money, but destabilize the very country the investor wants to support.

One effect of the euro-area crisis was to push the euro down against the dollar in the early months of this year - helping German firms but harming American exporters.

Buying of longer maturity Treasuries as dealers repositioned after new corporate bond deals priced helped boost the long bond, traders said.