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...Nonetheless, president and ceo Lee Scott calls Wal-Mart's international operations-which also include Canada, Latin America and Asia-a "bright spot," where operating profits were up 36% to $1.1 billion. Profits of $1.1 billion may sound robust, but Wal-Mart has invested at least $17 billion overseas, giving it a return of just over 6%. "You'd be better off putting the money in a bank-or under a mattress," maintains Richard Hyman, chairman of British retail consultancy Verdict Research. Indeed, in the U.S., Wal-Mart regularly enjoys a return on investment of around...
...Wetlaufer's letter from the editor in January--the first issue of the new, revitalized HBR--Wetlaufer emphasized HBR's commitment to its tradition of presenting "the most original, robust, and relevant ideas...for the people leading business around the world...
...specter of an incurable disease, the temptation to believe, to abandon oneself to the idea of a cure, must have been nearly irresistible. Even appearances can compound the denial: Thanks to the developments in drug regimens, many HIV-positive people look perfectly healthy for years, their rosy cheeks and robust schedules meaning that potential sex partners cannot detect an infected person by appearance alone...
...cost of adopting from a public agency (from no money to $2,500) is less than the usual expense of a private channel ($4,000 to more than $30,000). Still, private adoptions account for about half the roughly 60,000 U.S. adoptions each year, and demand is robust partly because of the growing demands of infertile couples. Many children available through agencies have spent years in foster homes and can have developmental or health problems that dismay would-be parents. Many countries, including Britain, ban privately arranged adoptions to ensure no one profits from trading babies...
Doyle, 33, a robust blond from Huntington Beach, Calif., was reared by battling parents who taught her that marriage should be an equal partnership. But the writer, who bills herself in her biography as "a feminist and former shrew," says she nearly ruined her marriage to husband John, 44, by becoming a control freak, constantly nagging and demeaning him. Doyle says she turned to happier friends for advice. One told her she never criticized her husband; another said she gave hers control of the money. From there, and aided by ideas in other self-help books, Doyle formulated the concept...