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...with rising labor costs and a weaker dollar, Hyundai must persuade customers to pay more so that profits keep growing. Last year Hyundai's earnings edged up a mere 2% while sales grew 10%. Lehman Bros. auto analyst Zayong Koo says, "They need to show a track record of good-quality cars in order for them to take that next step and raise pricing...
...Britain's David Hockney. The editors estimated that Botero's paintings and sculptures had sold over the years for more than $57 million. Although a big chunk of those profits went to collectors, millions have been made by the artist himself. Now 73, Botero says he's lost track of how much he's created: "I've painted every day of my life since I was 17," he says, sitting in his Paris studio one recent morning, the sun flooding the room through the skylight. Despite, or perhaps because of, his success, Botero is curiously isolated from his peers...
...popularity is bad news for Prodi, who enthusiastically pushed Italy into the euro zone during his time as Prime Minister. Since public opinion has soured on the European project, opponents would be able to exploit the perception that Europe is a failure, and use Prodi's europhile track record against him. "Prodi has already shown difficulty holding the coalition together," says one opposition source. "His big selling point has always been as a champion of Europe. And now that brand has been damaged." Prodi indicated last week that he would sacrifice his own ambitions if necessary for the good...
...software that now comes with most computers--iMovie HD for Macs, Movie Maker 2 for PCs--is truly amazing. With iMovie even a novice can reorder scenes, add titles and set up a sound track. Mix in photos and music from iTunes and iPhoto or deploy sound effects from Skywalker Sound. Movie Maker boasts similar features (if not as elegant an interface...
According to Kirby’s May letter to junior faculty, the University next year will make $5,000 available to new tenure-track faculty to use towards the expenses of child care...