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...couples working for Zalabaromfi, which means whole families will be out of a job," she says. At age 55, Kiss Tóthné worries that for her, too, it will be "impossible to find a new job ... At times like these, I feel that if I had a gun I would shoot myself...
...millions of dollars in foreign investment out of the country, and to help steady the nation's sinking currency, Hungarians are pointing fingers at people much closer to home. Work-council president Kiss Tóthné is frank in her appraisal. "On second thought, if I had a gun I might not shoot myself," she says. "I might shoot the management instead." - by John Nadler
...Europe and Asia have failed to restore lenders' confidence. The London Interbank Offered Rate, the benchmark for short-term interbank lending rates, actually rose to 4.75% Thursday, its highest level of the year. In Hong Kong, interbank lending rates have doubled in the past month. Banks remain gun-shy about resuming lending, in part because they remain unclear about the scope and details of a proposed U.S. bailout of its banking industry. "The level of trust between financial institutions is relatively low," says Tai Hui, head of Asia economic research for Standard Chartered. "That needs to be restored as soon...
...happy ending. “And here’s the mutiny I promised you / And here’s the party it turned into,” the song repeats over and over again. Alas, the fatal dagger of the unicorn hero subdues the mutinous uprising of the gun-wielding bear in a plaid fisherman’s hat, and everyone continues to bounce around playing cardboard instruments. Hooray. —Natalie...
...Ominous music plays as the words, “This is the story of one filmmaker’s failed attempt to turn things around” appear onscreen. Yet the documentary loses direction with startling celerity. Gone is the Michael Moore who sharply analyzed America’s gun culture in 2002’s “Bowling for Columbine.” In his stead is a veritable egomaniac, feeding off fans’ effusive praise. In an early sequence, Moore uses footage of women screaming wildly for him; a few scenes later, he proudly tells...