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...reported that "in the annual Fortune 500 survey, the pharmaceutical industry topped the list of the most profitable industries, with a return of 17% on revenue." That 17% profit guarantees that new drugs will be in the pipeline when we need them. Can any other system, including government-run labs, produce such a cornucopia of lifesaving and life-enhancing cures at any price? Studies have shown that it costs $800 million to create a new drug and get it through FDA approval. Your story promoted Soviet-style price controls. Remove incentives, and you will get Soviet-style results and products...
Easy credit has made it simpler for Chinese firms to pile into the car industry. A few years ago, as Chinese consumers began amassing enough disposable income to buy TVs, appliances and consumer electronics, companies crowded into those fields, driving down prices and profit margins until only a few of the largest now compete. Today one of the new hot zones is autos; sales are accelerating, and margins can be fat. "It's too hard to make money from washing machines now," complains Zhao Yong, a director of Guangdong-based Midea, an appliance maker that plans...
...emerging markets and small stocks stumbled. "This may be the inflection point, where investors decide that risk is no longer a one-way bet," says Tom Gallagher, an analyst for ISI Group. Last year stocks of companies that lost money rose 132%, while those of companies that posted a profit rose just 43%. Rising rates have a way of dampening speculation and should bring safety (and sanity) back into focus. So stick with blue chips that pay a dividend. The Dodge & Cox Stock Fund is a long-run winner. And let the Fed worry about politics...
...revision came about as a result of intense pressure from the coal-burning power industry, whose concern for cost and profit has led to fierce resistance to the regulations. But, it’s none other than coal-burning power plants that serve as the largest providers of unregulated airborne mercury pollution. Pumping out about 48 tons per year, these plants obviously pose a huge hazard to our health yet are receiving unduly lenient treatment...
...Lynch compliance officials quizzed Faneuil about the transaction. He then conferred privately with Bacanovic, who insisted the sale had been made to help Stewart offset taxes on other stock gains. But when Stewart's financial adviser angrily complained to Faneuil that the ImClone shares had been sold at a profit and "screwed up" previous tax calculations, Faneuil went back to Bacanovic. At that point, he claimed, Bacanovic changed his story, saying that Stewart had a standing order to sell the shares if they fell below $60. Faneuil said that despite his misgivings, his attempts to question Bacanovic, a star...