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...demand for oil is off 10% worldwide, why are prices down more than 50%? It's not a one to one relationship - small demand swings can cause large price swings, says Blanch. And the unraveling of oil is the other side of the credit crunch. Banks, investment banks and speculators have pulled money out of oil futures, further driving oil prices down; that's one reason why prices have fallen far faster than demand...
Those are odds most of corporate America would blanch at. But for drugmakers, high-priced gambles have long been the reality of research and development. To be sure, when they do hit the jackpot, the payoff can be enormous: Roche's pharmaceutical division alone raked in more than $30 billion in sales last year. Its total sales reached $43 billion, generating profits of $10.5 billion. Nonetheless, the days of this trial-and-error approach may soon be over. All of Big Pharma is feeling pressure--from Wall Street, regulators and customers--to take a smarter path to discovery for that...
...potatoes into a less than reliable cash crop. Their longtime friend and now partner Bob Harkins did some research and "found that the vodka category was exploding, driven especially by the high-end premium category." Patrons already used to paying $35 for a bottle of Grey Goose don't blanch at the $32 tag on Cold River. "After just two years, we are producing 3,000 cases and shipping to nine states," says Harkins. The Thibodeau brothers say it's also important that they are helping add value to staple crops...
...present his power and influence flows chiefly from a personal army that is at bottom a tribal militia. He has no presence in parliament or any other trappings of officialdom. In other words, Sittar is more warlord chieftain than national statesman. Moreover, Maliki's own Dawa party may blanch at the idea of forging an alliance with Sittar, who worked for a time with al-Qaeda in Iraq before turning against the group only late last year...
...sauce heats under a cheese melter, with Okura and Matz hovering like anxious trainers at the edge of a boxing ring. "You don't have to go so fast," Okura says, giving him a calming pat on the shoulders. He and Matz then shift gears. Instead of having him blanch the pasta, they want Marchan to finish cooking it in the sauté pan and then assemble the layers. His lasagna looks messier than the chef's version. Okura checks the clock. "Eight minutes," he says. "Eight minutes is a long time on a busy night." Even worse...