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...sums. There may be some truth in both charges but that true comes with another side to it. Many people who eat at McDonald's and shop at Wal-Mart are from the lower economic classes. McDonald's and Wal-Mart do not exploit that by selling these people junk. George Soros may not want to wear shoes from Wal-Mart and eat McDonald's hamburgers but that does not mean that both establishments have not helped feed and clothe people who might otherwise struggle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inspired by McDonald's, Wal-Mart Creates Its Own Dollar Menu | 5/15/2009 | See Source »

...people think that consumers who buy brand are suckers, the kind people WC Field used to mock in old movies. Samsung builds a smartphone that looks and works a lot like the iPhone. It is called the Instinct and Apple owners think it is junk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Apple: Why Brands Matter | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...junk.' RUSSELL JESSOP, one of 439 kids seized from a polygamists' compound in Utah last April, describing TV and other modern trappings that he encountered during his time in custody...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

...economic research firm. Over 90 million people watched the face-off between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks on television. Did the game lift Detroit long-term? Well, Detroit's unemployment rate is 13%, worst in the country among major metropolitan areas. The city's bonds have junk ratings. Because its school system has run up a $305 million deficit, the city may have to close up to 50 schools. Thanks for the help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Detroit's Final Four Stimulus Is Overrated | 4/4/2009 | See Source »

First, some background: private equity refers to what in the 1980s was called the leveraged buyout (LBO). LBO artists such as Henry Kravis and Carl Icahn borrowed lots of money on the junk-bond market built by financier Michael Milken and used it to finance takeovers - sometimes hostile ones - of struggling corporations. During the recession of the early 1990s, the LBO business faltered, and many predicted its demise. But buyout funds re-emerged under the more genteel moniker private equity, eschewed hostile takeovers, reliably outperformed the S&P 500 and grew to be a far bigger force than they ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Private Equity, the Giant Before the Bust, Hangs On | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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