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...Fast. So what's Mr. Six's message anyway? "Look, he's fun," says Vieira Barocas. "He's interesting. He represents our parks, which are thrilling and a place where you can go to let loose and actively participate in life. You can come to Six Flags and push yourself to extremes. He represents the emotional need that people have to accomplish something and perform at their best." Huh? For many, Mr. Six just represents the emotional need to change the channel. And perhaps ditch Six Flags forever...
...Single sticks go fast at 7 cents each - an especially good price point for kids. And while Yakubu says he doesn't sell to children, other shopkeepers do. About 25% of teens - some as young as 13 - use tobacco in some parts of Nigeria, double the smoking rate of Nigerian men, and many pick up the habit by age 11. That's a demographic powder keg, one that means big trouble if you're a health expert and big promise if you're a tobacco executive. Both sides agree on one thing, though: across all of Africa, cigarettes...
...Spooking analysts and investors is the fact that losses at several of Citi's businesses continue to grow. What's more, a number of executive departures are complicating the bank's turnaround efforts. Lastly, while Citi's lending losses are not growing as fast as they were, the bank's loans are still going bad at a higher rate than that of its rivals...
...relationship between environmental exposure and changes in gene expression is a hot area of research, says Gray. And as methods of measuring both indoor and outdoor pollutants improve, the science is moving fast...
...keep loans flowing and economies growing. These steps were logical for central bankers striving to reverse a deepening economic crisis. But there's evidence that too much money is now sloshing around. It's winding up in stocks and real estate, pushing prices up too far and too fast for the underlying economic fundamentals. "We're not in a full-blown bubble yet," says David Cui, China strategist for Banc of America Securities - Merrill Lynch in Shanghai. "But the risk is there. There is such a sharp turnaround, especially since it is largely fueled by easy money...