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...Power of Positive Thinking. Federer wins many matches in the locker room. Current pro David Nalbandian, who once held a five-match winning streak against Federer early in their respective careers, and most recently beat him at the 2005 Masters Cup in Shanghai, explains the pre-match body language of many players. "It's aw sh--, I'm playing Roger, I'm out," he says. Many players just want to give him a strong test; that's one reason they lose the match. "Every time I get on the court, I believe I can beat him," says Nalbandian. "Not enough...
Zhao Yin, SHANGHAI...
...SHANGHAI The star logo on the rim of these Montblanc eyeglasses ($610) was inspired by the brand's writing instruments...
...exporters whose tainted chemical products and pet food additives were linked to the death of more than 100 consumers in Panama and thousands of pets in the U.S. The measures are "a combination of window dressing and substance," says Steve Ganster, the managing director of Technomic Asia, a Shanghai-based consultancy. "The window dressing is important politically, but I think there will be true substance that, like anything in China, will trickle down and have an effect in the bigger market." But until that effect takes place, the drumbeat of product recalls looks set to continue: on Tuesday, reports emerged...
...should be less sensitivity to bad losses," reckons Matthew Sharratt, an economist with Bank of America in London. But the calm is not likely to last, not in this environment. "The ripple effects of the end of the credit bubble will be enormous - it will hurt economies everywhere," says Shanghai-based economist Andy Xie. "It's just not clear right now what the next piece of bad news is, or where it will come from." And that's a big part of the problem. In financial markets, ignorance is never, ever bliss...