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Erik Gustafson, manager of the Steinroe Young Investor Fund, says the toy retailer and other category killers such as Circuit City and CompUSA have become victims of their own success, encouraging shoppers to expect everything to be on sale all the time. "The category killers are going to have to live with lower profit margins going forward," says Gustafson. That is good news for the consumer, but not for shareholders who have watched Toys "R" Us' stock price get cut in half over the past 12 months, to a little more than $16 a share...
...HRBDC holds an important position on the intercollegiate circuit...
There's nothing sinful about a hefty budget. That comes with big stars, special effects, a large crew, gourmet catering. Even on the indie circuit inflation is a fact of life. Haynes' 1991 Poison cost $350,000; the 1995 Safe came in at $1 million; and Velvet Goldmine is about a $9 million production. But what a production! There hasn't been such a smartly gaudy spectacle of musical raunch since Ken Russell's Tommy back in 1975, when the road to excess was carpeted in spangles...
...latest and biggest in a parade of big names to campaign in Oregon's First District: Hillary Clinton, whose tribulations have helped make her the hottest ticket on this season's fund-raising circuit. More than 200 Oregonians paid $250 each to Wu's underfinanced campaign to hear the First Lady declare over lunch, "We need to change the Congress!" The biggest favor Clinton did for Wu was to remind Democrats there is an election coming up and offer them a rationale for voting in a year when turnout promises to set a record low. Even in Oregon, where mail...
However, she says that her days as a pageant contestant are over. Once a woman has competed in the Miss America pageant, she can no longer compete in future Miss America contests. The alternative is to compete on the "Miss U.S.A." circuit--the one that finishes with the selection of "Miss Universe...