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During the past four years, Houghton made fast and dramatic changes to the company’s structure, closing more than a dozen plants and cutting the number of employees almost in half—moves that revived the use of his unflattering nickname, “Dark Angel...
iUniverse’s print-on-demand package offers a fast and easy way for authors to publish their books and sell copies based on the number of orders received. Ben-Shahar said the agents and publishers he first approached were unresponsive, so he paid iUniverse about $300 and within three months, the book was selling on amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com...
Americans have resigned themselves to an inexorable fate. With a sigh and a shrug, they pull the gas pump off its handle, swipe their credit card, and cringe as the price meter climbs so fast that the dollar digit seems stuck at eight. Frustrated at their bills, they might rant to their friends, or perhaps even call their congressman...
Once a laughingstock for its poorly made cars, Hyundai Motors has in recent years boosted quality and won fans in key markets such as the U.S. and China. But the fast-growing South Korean automaker-the world's seventh-largest when combined with its affiliate Kia Motors-was blindsided last week from an unexpected quarter: its 68-year-old chairman, Chung Mong Koo, was arrested on charges of embezzling $100 million and breach of trust relating to $300 million in company losses...
...GOLD-MINING STOCKS These shares typically rise three times as fast as the metal, reflecting the value of the reserves of a company--its gold still in the ground. The downside: these are operating companies subject to mismanagement, and after their blistering run, many mining stocks trade at a hefty premium...