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...well, we can pick on China, but remember, the largest creditor nations in the world are in Asia now - it's China, it's Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore - all the money is here. Even if the Chinese continue to buy, somebody's going to stop buying that stuff. If I was the Chinese I wouldn't buy it. I'm waiting to sell it short at the right time...
...other major challenge facing the "R" Market: prices. Like many Toys "R" Us stores, the Phillipsburg outlet is dangerously close to a Wal-Mart - in this case, only a two-minute walk away, in the same shopping plaza. Sure, it's convenient to one-stop shop at Toys "R" Us. But after glancing at the prices - the Stauffer's Whales snacks, juice boxes and bottled water are all cheaper at Wal-Mart - Meade said she'd get that stuff there...
...Market offers far more toddler food and snack options than typical supermarkets, and the presentation of the Phillipsburg shop, for one, was neat, tight and bright. "I'll definitely use it," says Jennifer Stroka, a veterinary technician and mother of a 4-year-old girl. "It's like one-stop shopping. It looks great, and will make my life easier." If there are enough moms out there thinking like Stroka, Toys "R" Us may be gift-wrapping itself the perfect present: profits...
...easy to believe that she will never stop dancing as one watches her glide easily across the floor, her tapping feet emanating a chorus of sound...
...empty cordoned-off seats in Mexico City restaurants signal the latest attempt to stop the killer swine flu virus from spreading. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday ordered that the eateries serve take-out food only. He also called for the shut-down of other places where people could mingle: gyms, swimming pools and sports halls. Others on the long list of closed spaces: bars, discos, stadiums, museums, theaters, cinemas, church masses and of course, schools and universities. Any non-essential place where the public can meet, have fun and spread disease is off limits...