The couple — he's Argentine, she's from San Diego — were on the forefront of the city's private restaurant trend when they opened their doors in the quiet, tree-lined residential Chacarita neighborhood in 2007.
While the Hurd affair demonstrates the need for business top dogs to manage their public images as carefully as any professional politician, the information technology revolution has made everyone's lives less private, a trend perhaps best demonstrated by instances of workers being fired for posting compromising information about themselves on social networking sites.
Finally, Asian central banks have funneled a massive amount of their reserves into U.S. Treasuries, reducing the amount of outstanding Treasury debt available for private investors a trend that Economy.com believes has led to a scarcity premium in bond prices and thus artificially lower yields.
One example of the private education trend in Brazil is the merger of the two largest private education companies in the country Kroton Educacional and Anhanguera Educacional to create one of the world's largest education businesses [ 32].
Given broader private market trends — which have seen many startups raising either so-called down or flat rounds — it's possible that Pear is in for more of the same, too.
Big deficits could crowd out private investment, slowing trend growth.
There are some medical arguments for the trend — private rooms, for example, could lower infection rates and allow patients more rest as they heal.
Cambodia joins a growing number of nations that are aggressively trying to recover artifacts and antiquities from American museums and private owners, a trend that has led to widespread concern among collectors.
A significant proportion use the alternative Roman Catholic system of schools, however, and there is an increasing move towards enrolling children in private schools; the trend reflects the wealth of families as well as concerns over standards and opportunities.
What's more, as valuations for some private technology companies trend downward these days, it's an especially good time to consider this type of growth strategy.
