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...discarded so many employees as they restructure. GM just announced plans to shed another 4,000 salaried employees by October, at which point it expects to have trimmed $12 billion in costs. GM also cut its advertising spending in half this year, which doesn't exactly stimulate sales. Bottom line: the next 12 to 18 months are perilous for both companies - and they'll need a modest improvement in sales just to survive. Ford, meanwhile, has played a difficult hand quite deftly. Despite a drop in sales volume, it has outperformed the market during the second quarter, reclaiming second place...
...simple idea that makes sense in theory. And yet no patient wants to believe that his own doctor is this focused on the bottom line. While data indicate that up to 30% of U.S. health-care spending is for unneeded and even dangerous treatments, the truth is that most doctors aren't purposely ordering up tests or treatments just for the cash. "The system is asking them to do what's right for a system that lives off of excess, as opposed to what's right for the patient," says De Brantes. See pictures from an X-ray studio...
...Bottom line: the dollar faces a longer-term challenge, and the big players know it. Echoing a call made by Zhou Xiaochuan, its governor, in March, China's central bank advocated a new global reserve currency in its annual financial-stability report released last Friday. Raising concerns of a move away from the dollar as the world's reserve, the proposal for a "super-sovereign" coin nudged down the greenback vs. a host of major currencies. That may have been a tad more impact than Zhou was seeking: with something like two-thirds of China's roughly $2 trillion...
...dawn of the 21st century, America is, if nothing else, the land of the bargain. Big-box stores like Wal-Mart dominate the retail landscape, peddling middling goods at rock-bottom prices. Higher-end stores put their merchandise on sale like clockwork; if you wait a little longer, you can get it even cheaper at a factory outlet. Afterward, you can fill up on all-you-can-eat shrimp at Red Lobster for $15 - truly, the American Dream...
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