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...buyers have always added features, a major profit driver for automakers and customizing shops that garners an estimated $26 billion-plus in sales each year. Gary Cowger, president of GM North America, says the trend toward personalization is evident in sales of the Hummer H2, a favorite of affluent baby boomers. Sales of accessories like running boards, brush guards and roof racks are "much better than we expected," he says...
...China does: edgy, cool?sometimes subversive?content. News, much of it reflecting poorly on the Party, tends to break first on the Net. Chat rooms buzz with risquE flirtations. Dirty jokes abound. And chortals have taken advantage, successfully selling themselves as the best way to reach the young, affluent, educated consumers that advertisers crave. In the midst of a global advertising depression, the three chortals posted ad-revenue gains of between 9% and 22% during this year's third quarter...
...work is growing beyond simple expressions of rage and becoming more sophisticated and nuanced. His vision of fashion and his life has stretched beyond the limits of his Harajuku haunts and even beyond Tokyo itself. Extending his collection overseas has challenged him to adapt his designs for larger, more affluent audiences. "Now I am more of a designer than a DJ," says Takahashi. "I'm looking more to myself for inspiration...
...With such changes, says Fukushima, Japan may manage to settle into a kind of affluent stasis, but the country is still probably finished as an economic overachiever. "The high-growth story in Japan is over," he says, predicting that a long-run GDP growth rate of 1% per year is probably the best the country can hope for. With far fewer people working, output may stagnate no matter how productive Japan's workforce becomes. All of which means that someday soon in the suburbs of Tokyo, and across the nation, you may have to start parking your...
Early Action also works to the advantage of applicants who cannot afford to commit to a college without first evaluating the financial aid package. Early Decision, on the other hand, gives affluent students a distinct advantage in admissions; they get to indicate the depth of their commitment to one institution, apply without worrying about the cost and receive a decision early. But now, thankfully, Early Action applicants can receive an early decision and wait to evaluate the financial aid offer before committing to enroll...