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...consumer, and carve out a larger portion of the domestic clothing market.But until it decides between the extremes, American Apparel may be fated to be a passing fashion fad that simply costs too much to justify its purchase over thrift store duds and sealed, Fruit of the Loom three-packs.A friend of mine once explained to me that American Apparel has a “don’t ask” policy for shoplifting and doesn’t use anti-theft clips. Because of this, it’s a right of passage for hipsters to steal...
...world is in the grips of a perilous market crunch, the boom is over and tough times loom. The U.K.'s FTSE-100 stock index has nosedived in recent days and is down about 35% in the past year. Three famous British banks have already imploded - Northern Rock, HBOS and Bradford & Bingley. And after a dramatic plunge in the stock price of other banks, the deeply rattled British government came to the rescue on Oct. 8, announcing an emergency $88 billion recapitalization package. The City has been through enough slumps to know what to expect next: layoffs, shrinking bonuses...
...Other candidates’s Internet reputations loom larger-than-life over these platform issues...
...means borrowing money--today's quality problems may soon seem petty. For now, we can still reassure buyers around the world by slapping that GUARANTEED label on our debt. But as financial crisis and economic slowdown cause government debts to burgeon, and as commitments to Social Security and Medicare loom closer as baby boomers retire, that confidence could easily fade...
...accelerated in recent years. As the glacier nears the coast, it breaks off into the Ilulissat fjord, a stream of churning ice that might have birthed the monster that sunk the Titanic. Those icebergs are spat out into Disko Bay, 20 billion metric tons' worth every year, where they loom above the tiny fishing boats that ply these deep, cold waters. Sail close and you'll find that these seemingly permanent cathedrals of ice, some 200 ft. to 300 ft. high, are leaking water like broken pipes. They're dying...