While the overall number of apprehensions of immigrants unlawfully entering the country is at a 40-year low, the number of children coming illegally and alone is surging, largely as a result of increasing drug-fueled violence in Central America, particularly Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
But the storm surge largely spared Pier 17, the seaport's long-maligned shopping mall to the east.
And it reflects the under-representation of emerging-market assets in investors' portfolios.For the past decade emerging economies have responded to these surges largely by amassing reserves.
Reactions to this surge largely focus on cheap Chinese imports or on China's assertive efforts to win access to energy reserves.
The number of executions carried out around the world in 2015 increased more than 50% over the previous year, a surge largely driven by three countries: Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International said in its annual report on the use of capital punishment.
International visitor numbers surged 15.5%, albeit largely bypassing Athens.
Sales at General Motors, BMW and Honda's luxury division, Acura, all surged last month, largely because of the rebounding economy, automakers said Tuesday.
His success in reshaping that troubled department -- where inmate stabbings and violence against officers had surged -- is largely what earned him his new job.
It has surged, he says, largely by manufacturing a wide range of special diet foods and selling them through veterinarians as well as pet shops.
The former has always tended to rise and fall with unemployment, while the latter is something that's really surged since 1980, driven largely by bubbles in specific fields, like tech or housing.
