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...weather but about the ability of the government to govern." And if you had to pick one area of the economy that scares the authorities in China the most it would have to be inflation, which hits citizens where it hurts most - in the wallet. The country's consumer price index hit an 11-year high of 6.5% in October due largely to rising food and fuel costs. The storms will almost certainly cause another spike. Frigid temperatures across 14 provinces in China are destroying vegetable crops and will "push up food prices further in January and February," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China On Ice | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...government has imposed price controls on some goods to keep inflation in check, but such policies may be making matters worse. For example, Beijing imposed price controls on utilities in early 2006, stabilizing electricity rates. But at the same time the price of coal, used to generate some 80% of the country's electricity, was left to be set by market forces. With coal prices rising, some power companies curtailed purchases because their profit margins were being squeezed and they were unable to compensate by hiking rates. With reduced stockpiles, the utilities were unable to generate enough electricity when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China On Ice | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...Ford stepped down as creative director four years ago. Ford transformed the posh but petrified label into a global megabrand, resurrecting the company to the tune of $1.8 billion (from $500 million) and ushering in an era of stone-cold sexiness. Gucci's image, not to mention its stock price, soared. But in late 2004, Ford left the company abruptly after clashing with management. The Gucci Group hired three designers to replace him; two seasons later, the then 33-year-old Giannini?who had been plucked from Fendi by Ford in 2002?was the only one left standing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lady of the House | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...their meat, were on many shopping lists. So were commercial goods. On the Gaza side, an unemployed mason with nine kids was hoisting bags of cement off an Egyptian flatbed truck. The Israelis had banned the import of cement, so all construction had stopped. But with the opening, the price of a sack of cement fell from $60 to $12, he told me, so he was happily back at work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Gaza | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...other nice thing was the price. I learned that you can clip as many coupons as you want, but you can never make a dinner as cheaply as these kitchens can. I got nine entrées, each of which is supposed to serve three, and two desserts from Dream Dinners for $146.87--under $5 a serving. I also learned that my wife and I eat about two servings each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outsourcing Home Cooking | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

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