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...survey found, nearly a quarter of city residents routinely change their driving routes to avoid robberies in which thugs stop a car at a light and demand money at gunpoint or force occupants to an ATM. The crime is so pervasive that Brazil has become the world's hottest market for private armored vehicles. And for the largest U.S. armorer--O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt, based in Fairfield, Ohio--times are flush. For about $65,000, O'Gara will take your Cadillac and outfit it with bulletproof glass, high-tensile body plastic, a siren and a slew of other security accessories...
Last summer, the hottest days of August led local utilities to cut power to various parts of the L.A. area during mid-afternoon. This summer was supposed to be worse...
...Internet bust has sharpened attention on Wall Street's myopia anew. Credit Suisse First Boston, which underwrote the world's hottest IPO--VA Linux Systems--is at the center of a kickback dustup. At least three government agencies are investigating who got what and whether outsize fees later paid to the firm constitute an illegal payoff. Lawsuits are piling up faster than dead dotcoms...
...high schoolers in the capital spend roughly $275 each on gear and clothes?three times more than the average Japanese high schooler. (As a group, high-school girls in the country spend around $2.5 billion annually.) Most of that discretionary yen goes to the brand name with the newest, hottest, coolest style. And for those brands that capture that essence of kawaii, the potential markets stretch from Tokyo to Tashkent. Call it the Greater East Asia Ko-Kawaii Sphere. "Japan is the only country in Asia right now that is a genuine fashion force," explains Joanne...
...Back in 109, Moussy is poised to become the hottest-selling label in the building, which means you'll soon be seeing knockoffs throughout Asia. Like most stores in that narrow gallery of boutiques, Moussy's floor space is less than 15 sq m, but since opening in May last year, sales have totaled around $9 million. Moussy's fashionista-in-chief Yoko Morimoto, 23, is a former karisuma tenin who is putting her own spin on kawaii. The look Moussy is flogging can best be described as otona (adult) type?sophisticated, chic, the look a girl wears when...