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...physicist by training, Carter received a doctorate from Oxford University where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. “We don’t often have a physicist who understands policy,” Nye said. “He’s a great scientist and policy maker.” —Staff writer June Wu can be reached at junewu@fas.harvard.edu...
...crisis has already claimed one major victim. In late January, Germany's Qimonda, the world's fifth-largest DRAM maker, filed for bankruptcy. Several other chipmakers have sought emergency aid. In late December, the creditors of South Korea's Hynix, the world's second-biggest DRAM maker, agreed to provide $600 million of aid to the company, including new loans, as its losses mounted...
...Indeed, quarterly results emanating from Japan Inc. last week sounded like a dirge: Honda lowered its profit forecast for the fourth time this year; Panasonic, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, is slated to post a loss of at least $1 billion in its current fiscal year, its largest ever; and Toshiba, one of the world's largest producers of memory chips, and computer maker NEC Electronics also forecast big losses...
...Dell does not do well what it is supposed to do well. It has become a second rate PC company. It proposes to partially offset that by entering a business which is controlled by Apple (AAPL) and RIM (RIMM), the maker of the Blackberry. Because smartphone margins are high, Nokia (NOK), the world largest cellphone company, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson are also rushing into the market. The traffic jam is going to be extraordinary...
...toymaker. The curvaceous doll, who would measure 39-21-33 if she were an adult woman, is both an icon and a kitsch object that has provoked feminist ire. In recent years, Barbie's sales have vacillated because of competing dolls and other childhood diversions like video games. (The maker of a popular rival, the Bratz doll, was just ordered to turn over its franchise to Mattel for infringing Barbie's copyright. Bad girl...