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Astronomers have found more than 150 planets orbiting distant stars, but they?ve all been so much bigger than Earth that they?re totally inhospitable to life. But now, with a little help from Albert Einstein, they?ve spotted a world that is by far the smallest ever found- albeit still about 5.5 times the mass of our home planet- which means that many more, even smaller planets, could be discovered reasonably soon...
Making emerging markets a bigger part of HSBC's business will probably be the primary challenge facing Green, 57, as he takes the bank's helm. A low-profile company insider who joined HSBC in 1982, Green was tapped in November to become HSBC's new chairman after the dapper and dynamic Bond retires in May. A part-time deacon, Green penned an unusual book in 1996 titled Serving God? Serving Mammon?, in which he strives to reconcile the money-hungry world of Big Business with the Christian ideal of love for humanity. "The kingdom of God can be found...
...profitability and market share. But U.S. automakers were lulled into complacency in the 1990s by the supersize profits of their SUVs (light trucks, technically), which just a decade ago earned profit margins as high as 25%. Ford was an innovator with its Explorer model and just kept making them bigger. Meanwhile, the Japanese started making good SUVs too, and the competition made the profit margins shrink. When the price of gas soared, SUV sales tanked, and the U.S. companies were caught without money spinners. Ford stopped making the four-ton Excursion, which had been criticized as a gas-hungry dreadnought...
Bill Ford has an even bigger legacy in mind. He wants Ford Motor to lead in alternative-fuel technologies, proving his belief that you can make profits and do good at the same time. If he succeeds--and the odds aren't necessarily in his favor--Ford Motor could help save the U.S.'s manufacturing base. "Bill could go down as a truly historic American figure, like his great-grandfather," says Brinkley, "or he could just be a guy who watched over the collapse of a family company...
...FASHION Designer Eyes Tom Ford Eyewear debuted this month with the slick Jennifer model. The former Gucci guru, who has a special love for sunglasses, clearly sees bigger as better. Tattoo You Body art is back in fashion as brands like Ed Hardy T shirts and A & G cashmere flaunt tattoo motifs. Even Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesqui?re is selling tattoo-style T shirts. Nude is the New Black Designers have embraced a palette that's as fresh as a compact full of face powder. Makeup colors like ivory and blush dominate the latest collections and have even infiltrated Burberry...