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...becoming known as the Paulson Plan, although it was first floated in October by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair Sheila Bair--is an effort to get lenders and loan servicers to freeze interest rates on some of the 2 million subprime mortgage loans that are due for sharply upward rate resets in the next two years. Paulson has said the five-year freeze would apply to borrowers "with steady incomes and relatively clean payment histories who could afford the lower introductory mortgage rate but cannot afford the higher adjusted rate...
...orchestra and with the conductor, his closed eyes suggesting deep emotion and intense concentration etched across his face. Koh moved his arms with fluidity and athletic agility, his fingers nimbly scaling up and down the fingerboard of his cello to produce a rich, deep, and confident sound that swirled upward to the top of Sanders Theatre...
...from the last Thursday in November (for years like this, with an extra one) to the fourth, to give retailers an edge. They'll need it this time around, as darkened Broadway theaters and striking Hollywood writers dampen the holiday spirit, toys have gotten scary, gas prices trudge ever upward, the dollar slips ever lower, and the credit crisis makes people feel poorer even if they aren't in foreclosure. One marketing firm predicts a "blue Christmas," citing slumping sales of tinsel as a leading indicator; 27% of shoppers say they'll be spending less this year...
...label is key to U.S. sales. And he's one to be heard. Having worked with every distributor in the U.S. while he was the beverage director of Sushi Samba restaurants nationwide, Tanguay is a formidable player in the popularization of the drink and imported sake's upward trajectory. "So much of what goes into developing brands in this business is distribution," says Sidel. "This is true of management of any luxury good or product--who is buying it, who is drinking it--and that is determined by distribution...
...less than the going retail rates in the neighborhood - Savile Row tailors pay an average of $255 per square foot, while rents on nearby Regent Street are around $820 per square foot. Although the tailors will continue to receive substantial discounts, their rents will almost certainly continue to creep upward. "It will remain survival of the fittest," Rowland says...