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...security sensors from clothes, jewelry and hair accessories, putting the goods into a large bag and leaving the store. Total haul: about $4,700. But it got more complicated for Ryder, 30, when police found pharmaceutical drugs in her bag--but no prescription. She was released on $20,000 bond and drove home in her black Mercedes. Her lawyer, Mark Geragos, says it's "a misunderstanding on the part of the store" and that Ryder can produce receipts. But can she produce a lift in her career? Her recent movies, such as Autumn in New York, have been box-office...
...more than double the amount used in 1980. In U.S. offices alone, paper consumption jumped 12% between 1995 and 2000--a period when computer use at work increased almost 5%. The result is not just that more trees are cut down and more money is spent on 8 1/2-by-11 bond. The far bigger costs come in lost productivity. U.S. businesses spend more than $25 billion a year filing, storing and retrieving paper documents...
...ever, diversification is the key. Only the wealthiest and most sophisticated investors should dabble in individual junk-bond issues. The risk of any single company's failing is too great. But a diverse portfolio--easily obtained through junk-bond mutual funds--brings the investment risk way down and makes junk bonds suitable for most investors...
...with Arafat is Anthony Zinni, Powell's newly appointed special envoy for the Middle East. Arafat so far is not taken with the retired general. "He treats me like a soldier who's supposed to obey orders," Arafat told aides after their first meeting. Another mediator who failed to bond with Arafat last week was Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher. Usually, Arafat counts on Egypt to support his positions, but this time the Palestinians didn't like what Maher had to say. In a three-hour meeting with Arafat on Thursday, Maher told him his Fatah faction was linked...
...other words, the Fed is still standing by, still watching - and still playing it close to the vest in case any pessimists out there need at least the possibility of another cut. (After the announcement, the Chicago bond slingers immediately priced in another quarter-pointer for Jan. 30. Just so you know...