Word: frictions
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...question that soaring energy costs are fueling Wal-Mart's conservation drive. The company now insists that truckers shut off their engines when stopping for a break, yielding estimated savings of $25 million a year. By doubling the gas mileage of the fleet through better aerodynamics and lower-friction tires, Wal-Mart expects to pocket $310 million a year. One of the biggest items on its energy bill is lighting. Instead of going with the cheapest bulbs, the company is experimenting with costlier LED strips for refrigeration units that last longer and use less energy. Scott also wants to sell...
Pentagon officials have been saying for some time that Iraqis must take more responsibility for securing their country. But can these local forces protect its critical infrastructure without U.S. help? Top American officials disagree, and that has caused friction between the State and Defense departments and may complicate the planned reduction of U.S. troops...
Jones said that he had seen friction between New Orleans natives and visiting volunteers who took photographs of decimated neighborhoods while displaced residents looked...
...Germany, Europe's two biggest markets, 6% of Internet users buy legal music online, while 5% engage in illegal file sharing. But illegal downloads are double the rate of legal ones in France, Sweden and Spain. And any technology as disruptive as digital music is bound to create some friction. Several labels, including EMI, want more flexible pricing online - oldies and tracks by emerging artists might sell at a discount, while big hits by established acts might be premium-priced. Apple, however, is reluctant to mess with what it sees as a winning formula. But Levy tells Time...
...losing Pixar, whose movies have grossed more than $3.2 billion at the box office worldwide. Its finance-and-distribution deal was set to expire after the release of Pixar's Cars this June. Even worse, the companies nearly split in a War of the Roses--style divorce as friction mounted between Jobs and Eisner over terms of a new partnership. That fracture helped ignite a shareholder revolt against Eisner. When Iger took over, one of his first calls was to Jobs...