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...among illicit copiers of films on DVD. "We noticed on our website that a lot of people were searching for Apex," says Rick Souder, a Circuit City vice president. But the key to Apex's rapid growth was its rock-bottom prices, which were achieved by working closely with low-cost Chinese producers, accepting slim profit margins and skimping on advertising...
...about redeploying home equity into stocks? Stick to low-cost, broad stock-market index funds, and to get over your understandable jitters, divide the pile into six equal parts to be invested over that many months. "We recommend that no one asset account for more than 25% of your total assets, including the total value of your house," says Gary Greenbaum, a financial planner in Old Tappan, N.J. Plenty of folks live in homes worth $800,000 that they bought for $400,000 less than 10 years ago. But their stocks have shriveled. As long as overall debt remains manageable...
...Market Theater, designed to replace the old theater by the same name that Carr closed in May, was to be a four-story performing arts complex—a theater, a café and low-cost office space for non-profits—spanning at least 40,000 square feet of floor space at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Arrow Street...
...foreign investment to develop infrastructure, build and run factories, extract oil and gas, and create jobs. But due to the perception that Indonesia is a hostile environment for business, foreign direct investment (FDI) has already plunged from its pre-crisis level of $6.2 billion in 1996. Investors seeking low-cost operations are avoiding the country; most are relocating their factories to China. Last year, Indonesia registered a net FDI outflow of $5.9 billion, making it "the only country hit by the Asian financial crisis that still suffers a great capital outflow," says Hans Vriens, managing director of PT APCO Indonesia...
...offering a low-cost, insured option for boxes and by strictly enforcing the box limit, there will be room for the most difficult item: furniture. The College should not put any additional regulations on the storage of furniture, which creates the biggest logistical headache for students. Even if the number of boxes per student needs to be reduced in order to accommodate the furniture, the College should not institute any change that would put additional strain on students that would come from having to transport unwieldy futons each year. By creating more attractive storage options rather than restricting those that...