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...Angeles clinic wants to bring that hope one step closer to reality by opening the first for-profit egg-freezing operation in the country. "It's like an insurance policy," says Dr. Thomas Kim, medical director of the CHA Fertility Center, which wants to start freezing the eggs of women ages 35 and younger beginning this fall for about $8,000. "If they are willing to do it, we are happy to give them the service...
...analyst Jim Stroud puts it--has seen the cost of its coveted broadcast rights soar in recent years. Kirch alone paid $350 million a year to distribute the German national championship league, a cost that contributed to the German company's eventual downfall. Even BSkyB hasn't turned a profit on its most recent investment in soccer...
...Continent's cultural diversity makes it hard to turn a profit on other homegrown programming; the lack of an export market to recoup costs doesn't help. Pornography, the quiet cash cow of the U.S. cable industry, is not as much of a draw in countries where full-frontal nudity is routinely shown on free...
Mazda squeaked out an operating profit as a result of such changes. But its real test is just starting. The firm's turnaround was based on cost cutting and boosted by a weak yen, which makes Mazda's vehicles cheaper abroad. The key to long-term growth is hot new models, but under Fields' regime, Mazda delayed new rollouts, concentrating instead on bolstering existing brands with better marketing and dealer support. "We were chasing Toyota and ended up with cars that didn't have personality," Fields says. In the coming months, Mazda will phase out two models and introduce three...
...interests. Investors must still meet the net-worth test, but the number of investors is unlimited. Minimums run as low as $25,000. The biggest player is UBS PaineWebber, which manages $3 billion like this. Similar funds are sold at banks and other firms. In addition to management and profit fees, they may carry sales charges...