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...decided to launch before the crisis started, and we continued along our path," says Mario Polegato, the chairman and founder of GEOX, a $1.2 billion company (at current exchange rates) whose shares are listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. "In this economic situation, the best thing for a company is to offer innovative products. It's the only way out of the crisis." (See which businesses are bucking the recession...
...Topshop's menswear label, Topman, which makes up about a third of the business, will be housed in the basement level of the Manhattan store, while the latest women's trends will be featured on the ground floor along with a DJ booth. The second floor is reserved for Moss's line and Topshop's denim brand, MOTO, as well as collaborations with British designers like Jonathan Saunders, Marios Schwab and Preen. In late April, Topshop will introduce another collaboration with Biba owner and '60s fashion icon Barbara Hulanicki. The third floor will house shoes, accessories and lingerie...
...Some observers say the multi-hundred billion dollar losses, along with the possibility that government will be tapped out when it comes to financial rescues, raise the question as to whether some of the big banks will choose to, or be able to, participate in the Treasury's PPIP program...
...accolades deserve mention next. The first week of her young career, she was named Ivy League pitcher of the week. Flash forward to present day, where she stands as reigning Ivy League rookie of the week. And she’s picked up two straight tournament MVPs along the way, the most recent one coming at the Highlander Classic over spring break...
...career, which also got its start at Lazard Frères - he has the fancy cars, the Fifth Avenue apartment and homes in Westchester and on Martha's Vineyard. A major Democratic donor, Rattner's brains and ambition have propelled him to the top, but he has made enemies along the way. In a now famous New York magazine profile, his onetime Lazard Frères mentor, Felix Rohatyn (Bill Clinton's ambassador to France), accused Rattner of being a social climber averse to public service and cultural pursuits. Rattner now sits on the board of a variety of charities...