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...cost-cutting boosted earnings and fueled the firm's next phase--diversification. Agnelli bought significant copper holdings from Arizona-based Phelps Dodge (now part of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold) and London-based Anglo-American. At the time, during a glut in 2001-02, the deal raised eyebrows. But when demand for copper exploded soon after, these investments quickly paid for themselves...
...less a survey of France and more and more a savage reflection of the state of American culture itself. This article speaks truly of America and of what will happen to it on that day when the increasing power of Spanish, Chinese or perhaps other Asian languages ensure that Anglo-American will no longer be the language of the formula and of universal translation. France as metaphor for America. Anti-French hostility as a displaced form of panic which dare not speak its name. Classic. Bernard-Henri Lévy, IN THE GUARDIAN...
...fluff, because depth and musicianship were never what Duran Duran were about. Instead, their songs were meant as escapism. Just look at the imagery they chose to use in their videos: The tropical vistas, the expensive yachts, the high-class prostitutes, and the day-glo neckties all fueled the Anglo-American consumer-obsession of the Reagan/Thatcher Era. While it may seem, upon further consideration, that our current society is ripe for the triumphant return of Duran Duran, one listen to “Red Carpet Massacre” is enough for any fan to realize that the band has changed?...
...Livesey argues that understanding the Revolution is crucial to distinguishing how the more egalitarian European model for democracy differs from the Anglo-American...
...Dutch have steered a middle way between irresponsible Continental generosity and practical Anglo-American stinginess. They have also, to lapse into pension jargon, split the difference between DB and DC plans. In a defined-benefit (DB) plan, workers are promised a retirement income, and the sponsor--usually a corporation or government--is on the hook to provide it. In a defined-contribution (DC) plan, the worker and sometimes the employer set aside money and hope it will be enough...