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...senior executive at a major bank, and he was very proud about their generous severance package," says Columbia's Brockner. "I said, 'That's great. What have you done for the people who have remained?' It was a conversation-ending question." The anguish may be real, but good luck talking about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Layoffs, There's Survivor's Guilt | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...What's hurting them more than anything is that they've got lots of debt on their balance sheet," says Betty Chen, a retail analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities. Talbots has shuttered its men's, kids and U.K. businesses, and is shopping for a buyer for J. Jill. Good luck finding one in today's market. Earlier this month, investors received some encouragement when the company secured a $150 million credit line from three Japanese banks. In 2008 Talbots also secured a $50 million credit facility from Aeon (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan's Aeon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Retailers on the Ropes: Can These Companies Survive? | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...success of this little movie that could a matter of luck or brains or deceit? Maybe what Slumdog says about its hero applies to the film itself. Maybe it's destiny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Slumdog to Top Dog | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...sworn statements under oath," said Bill Haine, state senator from Alton, explaining his vote to toss the governor. He was the first senator to go on record after Blagojevich spoke, and the fact that he's a fellow Democrat indicated that the die was cast. "I wish him luck on his new Hollywood career," added Republican Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale. (See the top 10 scandals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whining to the Bitter End, Blagojevich Gets the Boot | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...spot along the queue outside the hospital lay a pile of rocks dubbed "fertility stones." The thought was that their proximity to such a miracle of reproductive biology - five girls! - might help mothers who were finding it difficult to conceive. Modern society has no need for good-luck charms, however. All one needs is nine months, several thousand dollars and a good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Multiple Births | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

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