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After breaking free of a season-opening slump in this weekend’s North Country sweep, Pettit, flushed with victory, may have revealed a little too much...
...layoffs rise, so does productivity. The Department of Labor reported last week that nonfarm business productivity clocked an annualized gain in the third quarter of 4% over the preceding quarter. In a typical slump, productivity declines as output tumbles along with hours worked. But this time employers started shedding workers early. And they're still doing it, even though most economists consider the recession technically over. Some employers have boosted productivity by using temporary workers in place of full-time staff. For others, heavy investments in technology made during the fat years are paying off. This holiday season, for instance...
...annual winter slump is about to arrive. It is timed perfectly to correlate with the due date of my first thesis chapter, the day my heater quits and the day that Harvard turns a pathetic color gray for six weeks with no snow. So instead of doing my school work, I will close my blinds and dedicate my precious evening hours to Must-See TV, the opium of the masses. In the coming weeks, 80 percent of the people I see each day will be prettier, happier and more successful than I am. None of this will warp my self...
...little wary about plunking down several months' salary for a phone we're still going to leave in the back of a cab. - By James Ledbetter Watches to watch out for By rights, this should be a bad time to launch high-end wristwatches: luxury goods are in a slump, and pricey timepieces are moving particularly slowly. And yet this fall has seen the introduction of several limited-edition pieces. Why? Because watches can command a profit margin of up to 40%, higher than most luxury products. Louis Vuitton led the pack with the $6,600 LV Cup Watch. Each...
...Those wishing to see Okichi's grave, Gyokusenji or any other Shimoda site will not be alone. Groups of middle-aged tourists pack Shimoda, belying the town's, and Japan's, current economic slump. You won't see any orange-haired punk city kids, though; little Shimoda feels about as removed from the Babylonian crush of Tokyo as one can get. And yet, perhaps because of its special history, Shimoda is no Japanese hick town. There are English and Portuguese buttons on the atms. No one yelled "gaijin!" at me as I walked down the streets. There are funky bars...