Word: moneys
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Still, says Schrempp, "our toughest times are ahead." Last year, in a move that still draws an angry reaction from Schrempp, DaimlerChrysler was refused admission to the Standard & Poor's 500 index--important because inclusion would make the company's stock a must-buy for many money managers. The majority of the company's shareholders are now in Europe, though the largest stake is controlled from Kuwait. Another concern is contract negotiations this summer with an increasingly feisty United Auto Workers union. In Europe the economy still trails Schrempp's ambitious expectations, and so do sales of the Smart...
...record labels, eager for a hot new sound, have started to court Latin pop stars. The death of Tejano star Selena in 1995 and the sales boom in her music that followed got many label suits thinking: If Selena can sell millions of CDs posthumously, how much money could we make with a Latin pop star who can still tour? Says Maria Zenoz, CEO of Caliente Entertainment, a New York City-based record company: "The untimely death of Selena caused the mainstream labels to take a look...
...policy anyway. You should do that every few years to make sure your policy fits your constantly changing insurance needs. That car you covered three years ago has depreciated. It may not be worth the price of collision insurance. And if $500 doesn't seem like the mountain of money it once was, raise your deductible to cut your premium as much as 30%. If you've moved to a rural location or drive much less than before, you can get a lower rate. You can also get discounts by bundling several cars on one policy or by earning good...
...auto, the best way to shop for insurance is to look at your current policy and make sure it's right--then get quotes on identical coverage from three insurers. Now that you're part of the safe-driving crowd, there's no reason to get careless with your money...
...right." Nevertheless, a feminist, anti-Freudian thread runs throughout her work. Unlike Bruno Bettelheim, whose classic work The Uses of Enchantment puts a Freudian gloss on fairy tales, Warner believes the stories "represent a way of thinking about problems, particularly family problems: intimacy, sexuality and practical areas like money, dowries, property and hierarchy--who has the power to free women from their poverty?" In her new book she examines the way fear and pleasure have become intertwined, as horror films and books about serial killers become increasingly popular. "Our monsters," she says, "are of our own making...