Brazilian firm weighs on Canadian in small jet market
A Brazilian company expands into the small jet market by acquiring a stake or providing equipment to a Canadian firm. The move targets Embraer jets and involves Rockwell Collins as a supplier hub in eastern Iowa.
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Iowa
Rockwell Collins
Embraer
Embraer Builds Global Brand With Fast Growth and Rivalry
In Brazil near Sao Paulo Embraer shows rapid privatized success with ERJ145 deliveries exceeding 300 and outsized profits. The company expands with new assembly plants and a military wing as Bombardier rivalry and WTO disputes shape its ascent.
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Embraer
Sao Jose Dos Campos
Brazil
Fokker
Patrick Conrad
Credit Suisse First Boston-Garantia
Sao Paulo
Beijing
Singapore
Mauricio Botelho
Canada
Bombardier Inc
Bombardier
World Trade Organization
Legacy
Money literacy gaps shown in nationwide survey
A survey for Americans for Consumer Education and Competition finds many students lack basic financial knowledge. All seniors who took a personal finance class passed a quiz, while most of the 800 uninstructioned students failed. Forty percent misjudge loan interest rates and a five step plan to save and invest is outlined.
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Americans For Consumer Education
Financial Literacy Organization
Washington, D.C
Armchair Millionaire site aids ordinary investors
The Armchair Millionaire concept from Armchair Millionaire.com is a Web site used by tens of thousands of ordinary investors. In the Pocket Books hardcover The Armchair Millionaire, Lewis Schiff and Douglas Gerlach argue that smart investing needs only common sense discipline patience and a goal oriented mindset.
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Regis Philbin
Pocket Books
Lewis Schiff
Douglas Gerlach
Talk and Drive Risks Highlighted by Progressive Survey
Progressive Insurance reports over 800 respondents show 46 percent swerved into another lane while talking on a phone and 41 percent increased speed unintentionally. More than 90 percent admit to talking on a cell phone while driving.
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Progressive Insurance
Progressive
Jobseekers urged to fit traditional mold after dot com bust
The Five O Clock Club in New York says managers now prefer candidates who fit the traditional mold. It advises jobless dot.commers to dress properly for interviews identify real skills and avoid boasting about doing everything in past roles.
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Dot.com
Five O'Clock Club
Dot
Privatized KB Toys aims for long term gains in fun market
KB Toys after a buyout by venture backers regains private status freeing focus on extended goals. CEO Michael Glazer notes ownership and patience over quarterly pressure while expanding online presence as malls evolve and toy retailers face growth shifts.
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Sfield
Mass
KB Toys
Michael Glazer
Glazer
Kb’s
U.S
Consolidated Stores Corp
Consolidated
Wall Street
Leah Hahn
KB Was
Pittsfield
Brothers Harry
Joseph Kaufman
Kaufman Brothers
Melville Corp
Chris Byrne
Bern
Disney
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