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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:05 PM

How they boost income: 19-August-08

Hyundai and Kia, South Korean carmakers of the Hyundai Group: 1. They have spent billions to go upmarket: Hyundai's new Genesis sedan will start at $33,000. Kia's new Borrego midsize SUV will start at $31,745 2. They will not abandon its strength...
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Friday, August 15, 2008 7:54 PM

How they control cost: 15-August-08

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., financial firm with exposure to the mortgage market collapse: 1. It is seeking to sell about $14 billion of its $40 billion in property related assets by the end of the year (it has a $29.4 billion commercial mortgage portfolio...
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Thursday, August 14, 2008 9:00 PM

How they boost income: 14-August-08

Strauss Group, an Israeli coffee outfit: 1. It has boosted income in the past through cooperation (with Danone in yogurt; with Unilever in ice cream). 2. It ventured into the larger and fragmented wholesale roast and ground coffee market instead of the...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:38 AM

How they boost income: 22-July-08

Big Pharmaceutical Companies, facing fewer prescriptions filled, patent expirations, and FDA rejections of new drugs: 1. They are continuing to consoldate (Roche has bid $44 billion for Genentech, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has bid $7 billion for...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 9:34 AM

How they control cost: 22-July-08

Barry Callebaut AG, the world's biggest contract manufacturer and supplier of bulk chocolate, fighting a 40 percent jump in cocoa prices: 1. It uses its scale of operations to make products almost 20 percent cheaper than smaller companies 2. It has...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:27 PM

How they boost income: 03-July-08

Japanese carmakers are pushing ahead with plans for hybrids, electric cars, cleaner diesels, and even, fuel-cell vehicles: Toyota: 1. It aims to more than double hybrid sales, to 1 million a year. 2. It will roll out several new models: a Toyota and a...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:23 PM

How they control cost: 03-July-08

WPP Group Plc advertising giant: 1. It is seeking to combine Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc, (the U.K. market-research company that agreed to merge with Germany's GfK AG) with its Kantar research unit to generate industry-leading margins through the consolidation...
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Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:16 PM

How they boost income: 25-May-08

Gap Inc., the largest U.S. clothing retailer: 1. It sold more of its jeans and T- shirts at full-price. 2. It is trying to bring more color and modern classics to the clothes 3. It has improved quality 4. It will consider increasing discounts as its competitors...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:47 PM

How they control cost: 21-May-08

Tiger Brands Ltd., South Africa's biggest food producer: It will sell a 10 percent stake to black investors after spinning off its Adcock Ingram health-care unit as South Africa's government is pushing companies to sell stakes to black investors...
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Friday, May 16, 2008 9:42 PM

How they boost income: 16-May-08

General Motors, world's biggest carmaker: 1. It will transform its culture wedded to big cars and horsepower because of the volatile oil markets. 2. It is looking beyond return on investment and placing bets on expensive, unproven technologies. 3...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:24 PM

How they boost income: 15-May-08

Larsen & Toubro Ltd., India's biggest engineering company: 1. It will try to take maximum benefit from a government plan to spend $500 billion by 2012 to build more roads, ports and bridges. 2. It is selling secondary units to fund $590 million...
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:13 PM

How they boost income: 01-May-08

AT&T, biggest US phone company: It may subsidize the iPhone by $200, slicing the purchase price to $199 for customers who sign a two-year service contract to 1. Boost demand for the phone 2. Boost monthly revenues from existing subscribers who switch...
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Thursday, May 01, 2008 10:08 PM

How they control cost: 01-May-08

Starbucks Corp., the coffee-shop chain: 1. It will slow expansion as second-quarter earnings tumbled 28 percent and customer visits declined. It will pare new U.S. store openings through September by 155 cafes to 1,020. 2. It will discontinue breakfast...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:31 PM

How they boost income: 16-Apr-08

Apple Computer, converging technology company: 1. It has enabled its Apple computer to switch between a Macintosh operating system to Microsoft Windows with a feature called Spaces paving a migration path from Windows to Macintosh. 2. Its modular new...
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Saturday, April 12, 2008 10:43 PM

How they boost income: 12-Apr-08

Today's strategy reminders: 1. You need to understand the strengths, weaknesses and commitment of your partners before you choose them to help you boost income. This involves investment of time and an open mind. 2. When you are sure of a demand supply...
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