Word: dollars
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...crew of Palestinian laborers chops the long green stems from Michael Goldschmidt's amaryllis bulbs in his stuffy hothouse. Goldschmidt, 57, sells the bulbs, grown in the Ganei Tal settlement in the Gaza Strip's Gush Katif bloc, for a dollar. After export to the U.S., the plants go for almost $70. With Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's withdrawal from Gaza set for next month, Goldschmidt is taking as many of his 300,000 bulbs out of the ground as he can, in spite of his desire to stay in the place he's lived for 28 years. ?I absolutely...
...else got there first; foreign investors, mostly from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, have driven up prices at an astonishing rate. In some luxury buildings, prices surged 45% in six months, fueled by low mortgage rates, expectations among foreign buyers that China's currency will gain against the U.S. dollar and widespread fear of missing out on this bonanza...
...Hennequin, 46, the new president of McDonald's Europe, is just what the company--whose sales dipped 1.4% in May--may need. Hennequin, who started by managing a Parisian outlet, is already offering Evian and pastries at the French McDos and tweaking standard fare with Greek Macs and a "dollar menu" variant in Germany. Next up: develop McDonald's in Russia, launch sandwiches and remodel British restaurants this fall--perhaps even offer a "meat and chocolate" dish in Romania. No stranger to the short-order line, Hennequin might just flip the burger market...
...Will Hong Kong's proposed multibillion-dollar West Kowloon "cultural district" make the city an arts center or just create more opportunities for real estate speculation? Without the sparks that fly from its freedoms, Hong Kong will never translate its cultural hopes into realities that justify bold architectural monuments. Will Hong Kong celebrate its Cantonese roots, foreign influences and its status as home for millions of Overseas Chinese? Or will it instead buy "culture" franchises?importing brands like Centre Pompidou and Guggenheim to bolster its cultural cachet...
...gardeners dig in for a new season of planting, the billion-dollar horticulture industry is finding fresh ways to keep green things healthy and hobbyists happy. Whether you're an apartment dweller with just a couple of window boxes, or have a big backyard to tend, the latest buzz is about ergonomics and style. Here are a few of the coolest green-thumb gadgets...