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...friend had met someone in a wedding buffet line willing to sell shares in PTSC, an unlisted company that provides equipment and services to the oil industry, Vinh finagled an introduction and bought 1,000 shares for about $7,600. Three weeks later, she sold for a 30% profit to someone who answered her advertisement on Sanotc.com. Now Vinh says she's looking for new stocks to buy. "There may be a bubble, but I'm not afraid of it," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vietnam's Market Madness | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

That leaves a huge price gap for the likes of EOS, whose one-class structure can deliver a top-shelf product at a relatively low price and still make a decent profit, says EOS founder and strategic director David Spurlock. "You now have this new entrant that is zealous about delivering outstanding service and quality--and that's all they do. The large enterprise--which is juggling economy, strategies, pressures from discounters, international routes with domestic routes--has a hard time keeping pace." EOS's usual fare to London, $7,500, undercuts BA's by 20%; its lowest fare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle for First Class | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...much as 20% of the premium traffic on the $1.75 billion New York--London route, known as NYLON in the business. The roughly 3,600 seats in premium cabins, about 30% of the total, represent more than $1.25 billion, or 70%, of the available revenue. And 100% of the profit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle for First Class | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...number of U.S.-based nonprofits has grown at twice the rate of for-profit ventures in recent years. And it's no coincidence this surge is happening as the huge and famously antiestablishment baby-boom generation starts to rattle another cage. You may be getting the itch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rethinking Nonprofits | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...many employers are trolling YouTube for candidates, which is where the new online services come in. Resumevideo sends online "postcards" of job candidates to a network of mostly not-for-profit employers. 62ndview wants its site to be a portal for job seekers, who would view videos of potential workplaces, and for employers, who could check out potential hires. HireVue sends webcams to job candidates, who use them to answer real-time interview questions. Employers can view the clips immediately online, saving time and money by eliminating the first round of in-person interviews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Wrap. You're Hired! | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

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