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...replace longtime studio chief Dick Cook. In many ways, Ross ran his outfit like an old-school movie studio. The channel has always found young stars. Shia LaBeouf got his first break there, as did Hilary Duff and - way back in 1993 - Britney Spears. But only in the past few years has Disney mastered how to hang on to them, to keep them from getting away like LaBeouf, tiring of Disney like Duff or being churned into tabloid chum like Spears. And only since High School Musical and Hannah Montana has it learned how to supersize them...
Despite the recession, Halloween is hotter than ever. According to IBISWorld, a market-research firm, Halloween sales will reach a record-breaking $6 billion in 2009, up 4.2% from last year. Retailers from Biloxi, Miss., to Brooklyn, N.Y., are reporting strong Halloween revenue. Over the past four years alone, the Halloween industry - which includes costumes, candy, decorations and greeting cards - has grown a remarkable 48.5%. The holiday even broke sales records in 2008, when the economy was a real horror show. "A year ago, Halloween was all about escaping a crisis," says Toon van Beeck, a senior analyst for IBISWorld...
...longer believe they can retire when they had previously expected to, up 11 percentage points from a similar survey done at the end of 2008. The study, which polled 1,451 workers from Aug. 14 to Sept. 14, found a record 28% expect to be working full time past age 67, up from 20% surveyed...
...reason given for postponing retirement has shifted in the past year. In 2008, the most popular reason cited was "to stay mentally active," which was given by 83% of those surveyed. Today, however, the top reason is "to earn enough money to live well," cited by 84%. That need for ongoing funding could have wide-ranging effects on the workplace. "You're going to see older Americans in the workforce longer, and that has implications for the entry level of the workforce," he says. (See 10 perfect jobs for the recession - and after...
Many people banked on their portfolios to generate annualized returns of 8% to 10% a year, and much of that was wiped out during the stock-market correction of the past two years, says Corbin. Also, many are concerned about cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security benefits and the solvency of financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and brokerage firms. "All of that thrown into a pot gives a tremendous amount of uncertainty to older people," he says...