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John Cooper, 27, is having a tough few years in real estate. The Roseville, Calif, agent came into the business shortly before the top of the market then saw his sales drop off in 2006. Next, he lost his house. Payments on his adjustable rate mortgage jumped from $1,300 a month to $2,000. Cooper, who owed more than the home was worth, let the house go into foreclosure...
...constant road trips—she’s a self-professed “urban hiker,” who confesses to live out of a bookbag—she’s put out two full-length CDs. The most recent one, “Elijah Drop Your Gun,” was funded entirely by fans, including seven $1,000 donations...
...companies engaged in recruitment report discouraging numbers as well. Job postings from employers fell in all nine Census Bureau regions in October, according to a report released by the job search website Monster.com, whose employment index slid 10 points last month after rising in August and September. The precipitous drop, said Monster Worldwide's vice president of research, Jesse Harriott, "suggests that U.S. businesses are scaling back their recruitment due to uncertainty surrounding the global financial crisis." Other reports confirm the trend: Almost 30% of executives surveyed by the consulting firm McKinsey and Co. in September said they expected their...
...like that anymore. As a result, the film appeals only to those who can relate to sufferings of Jackson and Mac, or those who don’t care either way. What saves the movie is the chemistry between Mac and Jackson as they do what they do best: drop f-bombs. Jackson is featured in a slightly lighter role than audience members may be used to, but the real comedy comes from Mac, who takes a limited character to the extreme. Mac impeccably delivers uncouth lines almost every two minutes, destining them for imitation in the future. Though crude...
...Fifth Avenue, some 3000 shoppers lined up for first dibs on the brand's affordable fashion, amidst falling luxury sales on the same street. As Japan's recessionary economy and the appreciation of the yen left other businesses in Japan to watch purse strings tighten and household consumption drop, people continued to wait outside H&M day after day. "I'm totally fascinated by the queuing," says Jorgen Andersson, H&M's Brand and New Business Director. "I think it's the first impression. The challenge is to deliver once the honeymoon is over." Japan country manager Christine Edman says...