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...financing because depressed prices make projects uneconomic. Indeed, when prices spiked sharply in 2007-08, it wasn't because the planet was running out of natural resources. The problem was that there hadn't been enough investment in many sectors to produce those resources and bring them to market. The recession is making that situation worse. The amount of investment in the oil sector, for example, will likely be 30% lower in 2009 and at least 40% less in 2010 than was expected before the financial crisis, according to Merrill Lynch. In mining, investment could be 40% lower...
...exploded over the past four years. Rosetta Stone generated $209 million in revenue in 2008, compared to $25.4 million in 2004 - that's a 723% increase. Net income grew 632%, to $13.9 million, over the same period. Some 95% of Rosetta Stone's revenues come from the U.S. market, so there's a huge growth opportunity overseas. Plus, institutional customers like schools, corporations and government agencies account for some 20% of the company's sales. Rosetta Stone recently created a customized Arabic program for the U.S. Army, which includes military-specific vocabulary, and the Defense Intelligence Agency is a client...
Thanks to relentless marketing - Rosetta Stone commercials, some of which featured Michael Phelps after the Olympics, are ubiquitous - and a strong retail distribution network that includes Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble and mall kiosks throughout the country, Rosetta Stone is the most recognized brand in the $5 billion U.S. language learning market (worldwide, the Nielsen Company estimates that language learning is an $83 billion industry). Also, a second language enhances your resume; job searchers need every advantage they can get these days. "In this era of unemployment, language skills are very much in vogue," says Scott Sweet, senior managing partner...
...challenging consumer spending environment, however, that $500 could be used for more essential purchases. A second language is nice, but it doesn't pay the rent. Another challenge for Rosetta Stone: the barrier to entering the language learning market is small. "While we think its unique self-study program is scalable, niche software developers like this rarely enjoy success over the long-term," Lemos wrote in an April research note. "There are many larger software companies with much greater financial, research and development, and marketing resources, and Rosetta Stone's recent success could draw these firms into the market...
...Market — Though expensive, the Market boasts an impressive array of healthy food and unexpected late night sandwiches. The only 24 hour eatery in the vicinity, FlyBy has made the trek there many a long night, sometimes with varying success. Not the best drunk food, but try the Chicken Parmesan sandwich or the Cheesesteak if you find yourself three sheets to the wind in this Brattle Square jump off. Warning: do not screw with the random homeless people. It's never as funny as you might think, and sometimes it ends quite badly...