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...Quit: Though perhaps half of Italy would love to see him disappear from public life, this is one strategy few would bet on. At 72, the flamboyant billionaire world leader still seems convinced that he can be both a flamboyant billionaire and a world leader...
...Failure in the nascent field won't break the company. Fujifilm has other businesses such as medical imaging and motion-picture film, and only gets about 5% of its total revenue from its digital camera business. But company officials figure the bet could pay off handsomely if 3-D catches on and Fujifilm, which holds numerous patents on the technology, has a head start. Just standing still isn't a very appealing strategy. The digital-camera market is stagnating. About 128 million digicams were sold last year, and amid the recession, sales are expected to shrink this year, according...
...Chinalco's Failed Bid Re Bill Powell's essay "Foiled Again" [June 22]: I don't know if I am disappointed at the failure of the proposed deal or the hidden political criticism of China. But I do bet the political tension will never ease when it comes to China. The essay is right to question whether the result would have been different if the deal was proposed by a private company in the West. I believe the root of the problem lies in the differences between capitalism and communism. I have spent 30 years of my life living...
...where the price should be, the void at the till." The editor in chief of Wired magazine and best-selling author of The Long Tail, Anderson capitalizes Free into a concept whose meaning sometimes crumples under his sweeping pronouncements. By his calculation, however, a flawed book remains a savvy bet--not least because the publicity will boost the author's brand on the lecture circuit...
...sign that the season for hard decisions has arrived. Obama continues to project an air of confidence about the most audacious undertaking of his presidency. "For those naysayers and cynics who think that this is not going to happen," he said on July 13, "don't bet against us." The next hurdle is to get a bill through the House and Senate by the time Congress adjourns for its August break. White House officials concede that missing that deadline could throw the entire exercise off track, because it would give opponents a month to undermine it. Says...