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...exile rather than stay in a safe job. As they scouted possible acquisition targets, the brash 29-year-old was already speaking his mind. Michael Holland, a New York City money manager and acquaintance of Weill's, recalls hearing Dimon bluntly telling Weill that a veteran Wall Street banking analyst didn't know what he was talking about. "He was like a pit bull," recalls Holland. "I was just impressed with the tenacity of the guy, and I've never forgotten...
...bikes, a company record. At the other end of the price scale, sales of Hero Honda, India's biggest motorcycle maker, are up 15.3% this year. What's powering the growth? In the U.S., "baby boomers are attracted to the allure of Harley-Davidson," says Ed Aaron, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets. "And the company's supply constraints have benefited the competitors." Hot reality shows like Motorcycle Mania and American Chopper, both on the Discovery Channel, help. Among the 2004 models getting early buzz are Harley's updated Sportster and new four-cylinder-engine models from Honda, Kawasaki...
...that. There just hasn't been enough food in the market." But the buzz in Harare is that the government will hold onto the maize until the next parliamentary elections, due in 2005. "Then they will have food to hand out to make themselves look good," says a Zimbabwean analyst...
Ship owners have learned to protect profits even with soft demand. Ships have become bigger, and "economies of scale really work" on cruises, says John Maxwell, a leisure-industry analyst at Merrill Lynch in New York City. Ways of extracting extra money from passengers have become more sophisticated, like TV sets that allow gambling from one's stateroom and premium restaurants that charge a supplement. Driscoll estimates that Carnival makes 20% of its revenues from onboard charges...
...same platform as the Five Hundred, is a crossover wagon that handles like a car but has the cargo space and functionality of an SUV. The rear compartment can be configured as either a third row of seats or an extra cargo area. Says Alan Baum, an analyst with the Planning Edge in Farmington Hills, Mich.: "The Freestyle is aimed at a market that is just developing rather than simply being a replacement for something...