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...Rescue? From Iraqi insurgents targeting pipelines to Russian prosecutors targeting Yukos to storms in the Gulf of Mexico, threats to oil production have sent the price of crude soaring. With growth in global demand at a 24-year high and supply overstretched, any hint of disruption becomes a market mover. Oil prices hit $46.65 per bbl. last week - the highest in the 21-year history of New York Mercantile Exchange futures - amid fears of political unrest in the wake of oil-rich Venezuela's recall referendum on President Hugo Chávez. The soaring price might not signal a return...
...decade from now, L'Oreal predicts the range will extend from 12 to 90 years old. With the beauty-supplement market worth about $800 million, it could be a while before Inneov pays its way. "Maybe not for 10 years," says Merrill Lynch's Raju. "But they want first-mover advantage...
...argue whether Bush is a product of a divisive time in which he happens to be President or whether he's the instigator of it--whether he is the cause or the effect, the prime mover or the principal bystander. It's an old debate: Does history make the man or does the man make history...
...Part of KFC's triumph can be attributed to its first-mover advantage. The company's initial outlet opened in Beijing within sight of Chairman Mao's mausoleum in Tiananmen Square in 1987, a time when many Chinese still wore blue Mao suits and refrigerators were transported by tricycles. There were no fast- food restaurants anywhere on the mainland. (McDonald's debuted in Shenzhen in 1990 and came to Beijing in 1992.) The company made some early missteps: for example, KFC's advertising slogan "finger-lickin' good" was mistranslated into Chinese characters that meant "eat your fingers off." But China...
...Shoppers like to see their TVs before buying. "Yeah, I heard that about computers too," says Dell dismissively. As the only computer company to make money for eight straight quarters during the recession, Dell has little time for skeptics who constantly try to paint it as an unimaginative box mover. Three years ago, the company was No. 6 in computers, with a puny 6% share of the U.S. market. Today it leads, with nearly a 30% share. Enderle says Dell's consumer foray, more so than HP's or Gateway's, is a "bellwether" of changing markets. "When a market...