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Indeed, diversity is not—nor ever was—at stake here. But what...
...this is greatest Super Bowl mismatch ever? If you go by what bettors think, the answer is no. (And if you put much stake into what a pool of such paranoid people think, seek help immediately.) The Rams are favored Sunday by 14 1/2 points, which is the third-highest spread in Super Bowl history. The largest spread ever was 19 points, which the favored 49ers covered in their 49-26 Super Bowl XXIX win over the Chargers. Efforts to officially rename that game as The Greatest Buzzkill of All Time have been rejected by the NFL. Back in Super...
...most at stake in the Super Bowl? Forget Rams coach Mike Martz or Pats counterpart Bill Belichick, each of whom has never won a Super Bowl as head coach. The guy with the most riding on this game is Frankie Muniz, the star of FOX's TV comedy "Malcolm in the Middle." That's the show the network will air directly following the game, meaning Malcolm and his family will benefit from the same flood of extra viewers that helped CBS' "Survivor II: The Australian Outback" become the most popular entertainment program of 2001. With the stakes so high, "Malcolm...
...Beijing has allowed to develop along free-market lines, and it's the only one with a handful of supposedly profitable companies. One company even exports its light trucks to Cambodia. "Beijing wants to keep the countryside happy," says Columbia Business School professor Lee Branstetter. GM recently purchased a stake in a factory producing farm vehicles...
...British media company Pearson, Scardino is tackling the company's debt by ridding it of noncore businesses and focusing on education and consumer publishing. Last month, Pearson sold its stake in broadcaster RTL, after having previously dispensed with interests in Royal Doulton china and Madame Tussaud's waxworks, among others...