random points

• Wait and See = http://www.malaya.com.ph/oct02/edit.htm
• decoupling theory = the contentious assumption that the emerging markets
  in the Third World (e.g. China, India, etc.) can still flourish even
  as the Global North's economy is faltering
• $700-B bail out plan = http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/02/creditcrunch.marketturmoil