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...name products. It's a microcosm of a divisive and peculiarly European debate: How low should retail prices be allowed to go? Predatory pricing - selling below cost to drive competitors out of business - is illegal everywhere, including in the U.S. But many European nations also heavily restrict or ban outright the promotions and discount prices that are standard practice in America, usually in the name of protecting consumers or competitors. Eight of the 15 E.U. members outlaw "loss leaders" - the sale of products below their cost price - a tactic designed to tempt consumers into the store. And discounts on individual...
...then 45-year-old Agnelli, often called l'Avvocato (the lawyer, for his legal training) took over Fiat after two decades of backstage service at the company his grandfather and namesake founded in 1899. But now, handpicked by grandpa, the lanky World War II veteran was handed the outright leadership of what had grown into Europe's second largest automaker. Agnelli, himself already known on the jet-set circuit for his Italian charm and bold couture, decided to introduce the world to the good-looking little cars his company churned out in Turin. Agnelli's gift was his faith...
...Freud died in 1939, and the golden age of psychoanalysis lasted only until the 1950s. By then competing psychotherapeutic theories and approaches had begun to spring up, among them ego psychology, self-psychology, the object-relations school, interpersonal therapy and existential therapy. All revised Freud, and some rejected him outright...
...Neal’s affront to remain unanswered. Regardless of whether a considerable proportion of Asians in America demonstrate educational and economic prosperity, there is no justification for racial stereotyping or ethnic ridicule. We must draw the line before playful banter tumbles down the slippery slope into outright racism. At present, Asian Americans may constitute the invisible minority; nevertheless, this will change as we continue to demand recognition as individuals and respect for our heritages...
HUDS cited financial concerns as the reason that renovations have been shelved, for this summer at least. This line of reasoning would grate less, however, if HUDS did not waste money throughout the year in ingenious ways, ranging from the merely irrelevant to the outright infuriating. The decision to cry poverty barely four months after serving up thousands of (overcooked) lobsters in the annual Clambake is incredibly irritating, if not entirely surprising. So that HUDS can set about refurbishing the dilapidated serving areas in the affected—or, afflicted—houses as soon as possible, it should discontinue...