Word: unevennesses
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...only a kindergartner's sense of justice to understand why insider trading is a Wall Street no-no: it's unfair. Simply put, insider trading means buying or selling stocks, bonds or other securities based on significant information that's not available to the general public. Besides creating an uneven playing field that disadvantages regular investors, insider trading by corporate officials also violates their responsibility to operate in the best interests of shareholders...
...amid China's ongoing efforts to develop its tourism sector, which is expected to increase 3% this year. As disposable income in the country grows, amusement parks have proliferated throughout the country - by some estimates there are as many as 2,000 - but the quality of the attractions is uneven. Earlier this year, a sex-themed park in the central Chinese city of Chongqing called Love Land was torn down before it could open to the public. Shanghai, however, could be on the verge of a tourism boom. The city will host the World Expo starting...
...Chrysler dealers are going to have to rely pretty heavily on selling minivans and trucks," says Brad Coulter, a consultant with O'Keefe & Associates in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Minivans and trucks have been Chrysler's most successful and profitable vehicles for several years. But the uneven lineup is stirring anxiety among Chrysler's partners. "Suppliers are always looking for more volume but they are going to have to weigh the extra volume with risks inherent in working with Chrysler," Coulter says. Chrysler, for its part, is promising to pay suppliers faster...
...Pushing the issue to the courts, however, has paid uneven dividends for gay-marriage supporters. While courts have followed Massachusetts' lead in Vermont, New Hampshire, Iowa, Connecticut and California, voters who have had a chance to weigh in have uniformly rejected that thinking...
Fashion faux pas: Um, please go back to the look-my-cute-bangs-fall-in-my-beautiful-but-shallow-eyes look. The new slicked back hairdo doesn't do much for your uneven hairline, Nathaniel...