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...These days, however, a monumental transition is taking place in U.S. living rooms, and LG smells opportunity. Consumers are tossing aside boxy TVs and clunky VCRs in favor of wide, flat screens, DVD players and, eventually, computer-like systems with digitized video and music recorders and Internet services. With this emerging gadgetry, LG is surprisingly well positioned. LG.Philips has been a leader in developing large, flat displays, and LG makes 70% of all set-top boxes for receiving digital satellite TV sold...
...have seldom played a more central role or divided voters more deeply? Church and state may be separate, but faith and politics are not. According to a TIME poll, those who consider themselves "very religious" support Bush over John Kerry, 59% to 35%, while those who are "not religious" favor Kerry...
...Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, even as he was renouncing terrorism to win the favor of the Bush Administration, really order a hit on Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud? Or are the Saudis pushing trumped-up charges? Libyan officials deny the accusations, Saudi sources stand by them, and U.S. officials--while saying "the Saudis are hyping" the story--aren't quite sure what to think...
...hope Olympic gold will trickle into the bottom line. "The Olympics provide a great opportunity for these companies to create demand for their footwear and apparel," says Mitch Kummentz, senior analyst at D.A. Davidson & Co., an investment bank and research firm based in the Northwest. "Performance products have gained favor among the fashion conscious. Once we get into the Games, this trend should accelerate...
...tough environmental agenda and slashing the budget deficit, Kerry in office would quickly change the investment backdrop for a handful of industries. So, as he and George W. Bush gain and fall in the polls between now and November, expect certain stocks to fall in and out of favor...