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...cheap Chinese-made toys worth the risk? Parents who have watched the recent recalls of millions of action figures may be thankful for the child-friendly filter of Washington...
...Building ultra-cheap cars is possible largely because of low manufacturing costs in developing countries. Tata and other Indian automakers estimate that their engineering costs alone are about half what they would be in Europe or the U.S. At the same time Tata has tapped the skills of Italy's Fiat, with which it has a joint venture in India, and engine designers in Britain's West Midlands region, some of whom were jobless after closures in Britain's auto industry over the past few years. Indian producers are relentless cost-cutters. Many, including Tata, now buy parts through Internet...
...managing director of Tata Motors. "It's a regular, wholesome car that will be a joy to drive and of course it will have very good fuel efficiency." Will that be enough to convince India's aspiring classes? Tata at the outset expects to sell 20,000 of its cheap cars a month in India, partly because consumers will see them as safer than motorbikes on India's chaotic roads. Ved Pal, 38, who works at a New Delhi finance company and who currently rides a bike, says he is tempted. "I have five people in my family," he says...
...symptom of more bad news to come for risky assets will then be the next big issue for investors to interpret. Normally, such moves are seen as bad news. But for investors who have been savvy and patient, such rocky times may offer a fine opportunity to pick up cheap equities, particularly in sectors likely to benefit from powerful long-term trends such as climate change, demographic change and the burgeoning wealth of emerging markets...
...Musical stars not to have signed a record contract. And why he refuses to have lunch at the Ivy, where people go to be shot by paparazzi. "I can get an equally good sandwich at Quiznos: the honey mustard chicken sandwich with bacon on whole wheat. It's pretty cheap. If I buy a foot-long sandwich, it's like two meals." No, two made-for-TV movies and a role in Hairspray won't make you rich, but still, dude can buy a panini...