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Dean has got this far by running hard and fast, making up new moves as he goes. "They continue to take chances and risks, even though he's the front runner," says an admiring strategist for another candidate. "It's proof of how good that campaign really is." Occasionally, Dean has got out ahead of himself--a fact for which he makes no apologies: "If you can't focus on what's beyond [New Hampshire and Iowa]," he says, "you're not going to beat George W. Bush." But Dean seems to know that in focusing on what's beyond...
...resolve the issue of its autonomy as far back as 1990, the PRC has launched missiles several miles off the coast in a “military exercise” in 1996, just days before their first-ever direct Taiwanese presidential election. Just this past week, a Chinese military strategist claimed that he was “not concerned that foreign investment might drop, or that [China’s] development would be set back several years, its soldiers might die, its relations with third countries be affected or that people and property in the Asia-Pacific region would...
...designs CD covers, creates ads for the Rocawear clothing line and writes marketing plans for the firm's latest films. "They're the brain trust," says CEO Damon Dash, who launched his billion-dollar music, fashion and movie empire with rapper Jay-Z eight years ago (see MUSIC). Chief strategist David Gensler plans to hire four new people over the next few weeks, and the company may soon add spots in London. "I'd really like to find some aggressive M.B.A.s," he says...
...interest rates have also led fixed-income investors to seek out countries offering higher rates. And the swelling budget deficit, which threatens to slow U.S. economic growth, has cast doubt on the greenback's outlook just as many overseas economies are starting to rebound. Says Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist at HSBC USA bank: "The dollar is in a long-term decline...
...bond would lose about $60. It would cost the S&P 500 index 3.4%, the NASDAQ 4.5% and the Dow 3.2%. On opposite shores, RiskMetrics found that the weaker dollar could cause the FTSE 100 to edge up 0.43%, while the Nikkei might zoom 12.97%. Says RiskMetrics strategist Mike Thompson: "The findings reaffirm the importance of owning both U.S. and foreign investments...