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...negligible increase in the CPI, the smallest rise in seven months, which is not unexpected in a slowdown. The bad news is that there's obviously no room for companies to raise prices to try and bulk up their profits, and that's going to keep the corporate earnings outlook pretty grim for a while. The good news is that this would seem to give the Fed tremendous latitude to cut rates quickly...
...Meanwhile, on the newly liberated bookshelves in my current apartment, Betty Friedan mixes happily with Joe Klein, who abuts Rosamunde Pilcher. As for Bridget, she's ensconced safely next to the comforting bulk of Anna Karenina...
...costume dramas. His latest movie, "Barnie et ses Petites Contrariétés," currently number five on the French hit parade, is a hilarious farce about a mild-mannered boat designer caught in the crossfire between his wife, his girlfriend - and his boyfriend. But if films pay the bulk of Luchini's bills these days, he makes no secret about preferring the boards to celluloid. Balding, short of stature and, lately, getting a little paunchy around the waist, Luchini is nobody's idea of a classic matinee idol. But he has something almost no other actor possesses these days...
Second, by renting in bulk, Harvard may be able to secure discounted rates from landlords, on top of the cheaper rents these communities typically offer compared to Cambridge...
...impact on Bollinger's bottom line was almost as dramatic. After two years of using the software, the company says its purchasing system--which aggregates orders for all the shipyards and buys in bulk--has saved $5.9 million. The payroll system has saved $700,000 more in staffing expenses. And Bollinger has identified an additional $450,000 in savings throughout the company attributable to the new software. Total savings: $7.05 million. Not bad for a $3 million investment. Bollinger spent the money during flush times, but CFO Michael Ellis says he would do the same thing today. And plenty...