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Investment Outlook 2009 Don't despair. Once America sheds its bad habits, new opportunities will arise
The Fed's Fierce Battle Plan In dropping rates to zero, Bernanke is attacking the recession head-on. And his approach may well lead to a recovery by late 2009
FedEx Whites-Out the Kinko's Name Poor customer service and fast-changing technology are still problems. Can the delivery giant redeem its troubled copy-chain unit by rebranding?
Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan for the two mice (led by Brain) to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure. In common with many other Animaniacs shorts, many episodes are in some way a parody of something else, usually a film or novel. The cartoon's tagline is: Pinky: "Gee Brain, what do you want to do tonight?" The Brain: "The same thing we do every night, Pinky-try to take over the world."
The 23rd edition of The Economist's annual compilation of forecasts, The World in 2009 examines critical issues that will shape the year ahead - including, of course, the aftershocks of the global financial crisis. Journalists from The Economist, prominent politicians and luminaries from the world of business look ahead to bring you their considered predictions on business, politics, technology and more. Among the contributors to The World in 2009 are: President Luiz Inбcio Lula da Silva of Brazil; Queen Rania of Jordan; Kevin Rudd, prime minister of Australia; Josй Luiz Rodrнguez Zapatero, prime minister of Spain; and Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state. There are views on the future of finance and the global economy from Josef Ackermann of Deutsche Bank, Jeff Immelt of GE and Lakshmi Mittal of Arcelor Mittal. Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, chairman of Nestlй, issues a mind-concentrating warning on water; his article is part of a special section on the environment (which will loom large in 2009 in the run-up to a mega-summit on global warming in Copenhagen at the end of the year). As ever, the publication is both entertaining and informative, telling readers what to expect in 2009 on topics ranging from Barbie to the International Year of Astronomy.
