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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Attacking its problems, Toys "R" Us recently declared that it was closing 59 stores, laying off as many as 3,000 workers and taking a $495 million charge against earnings to slash inventory, a move that jolted its two biggest suppliers, Hasbro and Mattel, into announcing that they expect lower earnings. Toys "R" Us has undertaken a redesign of its stores and a new strategy of broadening its merchandise to include children's clothing and electronics. But it will also have to pull off a more difficult transformation. Says Sean McGowan, an industry analyst with Gerard Klauer Mattison...
...Steinroe Young Investor Fund, says the toy retailer and other category killers such as Circuit City and CompUSA have become victims of their own success, encouraging shoppers to expect everything to be on sale all the time. "The category killers are going to have to live with lower profit margins going forward," says Gustafson. That is good news for the consumer, but not for shareholders who have watched Toys "R" Us' stock price get cut in half over the past 12 months, to a little more than $16 a share...
...would have to drop to about 4%. A further tumble sounds incredible, I know. You have to recognize zeros as an aggressive bet. But it could pay. Inflation, the greatest threat to bondholders, is truly dead, and the world and U.S. economies are weakening fast--developments that argue for lower rates...
...lifting--or "strength training," as it's called these days--concerns about my health are what will keep me pumping. Men may lift more weight, but weight lifting does more good for women. Studies show that strength training can delay the onset of osteoporosis (a particular problem for women), lower blood pressure, even reduce cholesterol levels. And you don't have to be in your 30s to benefit. "I started working with a 92-year-old woman after she fell and broke her ankle," says Miriam Nelson, an exercise physiologist at Tufts University and the author of Strong Women Stay...
...banking world, with senior citizens in the lead. Starting next year, the government is strongly encouraging Social Security recipients to have checks transferred to bank accounts via direct deposit, which only half of American workers use. It helps earn a little extra interest, and some banks charge lower fees on those accounts...