Beta beaten

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Economists Eugene Fama and Kenneth French challenged the capital asset pricing model, showing that its beta measure, relative volatility of a share, does not explain return. The ratio of book value to market value forecasts return better, but it lacks a theoretical explanation.

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Beaten men

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Few visitors are going to the exhibition which displays deep and often depress ing portraits of Native Americans, including Geronimo and Wooden Leg. Many of the same portraits were in a 1912 exhibition at the library.

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Beaten by men

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The position of women in Spain may have improved since the 1960s, but domestic violence is still a major problem. Women also find barriers to progression at work, and often receive lower salaries than men.

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