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...lived out in the country. My brothers had their G.I. Joes, and I had my Barbie." Parsons put 500 of her dolls on display, only a fraction of her entire fleet. Though every doll is beloved in her collection, over the years, she says, she did sell a few for extra cash, which helped put her sons through college...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barbie's 50th Birthday Convention | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

Rolls-Royce will start hand-building the cars at its south England plant in September, with the first deliveries scheduled to go out in early January. The company says it expects to sell about 2,000 Ghosts annually, although Purves says that may not happen until after the recession is over. "It's not at all a frothy environment [right now]," he admits. But analysts say the sales figure is a realistic goal. John Wormald, managing partner of the British automotive consultant Autopolis, says sales of the Ghost could eventually reach 5,000 a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rolls-Royce Unveils a Recession-Ready Limousine | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...redirect their products toward China's wealthier consumers, thereby decreasing Taiwan's dependence on the U.S. Flat-screen-display maker AmTRAN Technology, based near Taipei, operates factories in China that export primarily to North America, but the company is tying up this year with a Chinese electronics brand to sell TVs inside China as well. "This year, we're putting a lot into China," AmTRAN president Frank Wu says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taiwan: How to Reboot the Dragon | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

JULY 5 A federal judge allows GM to sell the Cadillac brand and other assets to a new company owned primarily by the U.S. government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...other antismoking activists, Irukera believes industry actively promotes single-stick sales (which also occur in Asia, the Americas and elsewhere in the world). But the companies answer that the matter is out of their hands. Says British American spokeswoman Catherine Armstrong: "If retailers choose to break [packs] up and sell them one at a time - which I believe is very widespread across Africa - that's not something we have any involvement with." Still, the sticks are getting out, and the companies are cashing in. According to Emmanuel James-Odiase, an antitobacco counselor in Nigeria, more than 200 teens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Tobacco Sets Its Sights on Africa | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

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