Wednesday, June 1, 2005

Forbes Stories


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Forbes Magazine (*Forbes Ahead*)
April 19, 1999
A case for a Nissan rebound can be made right in the American market. The brand has been doing badly here, a fact that has contributed greatly to the companys string of six losses in the past seven years. But Nissan has responded correctly: It will design more cars specifically for Americans, who account for a third of the company's revenue.

Forbes Magazine
November 30, 1998
Perrier water is French. And so is the water that comes out of the taps in such cities as Indianapolis, Gary, Milwaukee and San Antonio. And soon in Atlanta. Right now only about 15% of American municipal water systems are privatized, but more and more towns want out of the capital-intensive business and are considering outsourcing to private companies. Paris-based Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux brings big money to the table in bidding for the privatized waterworks.


Forbes Magazine
October 5, 1998
Mao toasted with it. In 1957 Zhou Enlai anointed it China's state banquet beer. Established in 1915, Five Star beer is an old standard in China, but just about unknown beyond its borders. Jack Perkowski hopes to change that.


Forbes Magazine
May 18, 1998
A revolution is beginning to percolate throughout France's creaky economy, and 41-year-old Jean-Marie Messier is in the vanguard. In place of liberté, égalité, fraternité, Messier wields slogans like shareholder value, return on capital and stock options."What is happening to old-fashioned French capitalism is that there is a new generation coming to power, and this generation is much more international, "says Messier, president of Cie. Générale des Eaux, the world's largest producer of water treatment and distribution services.



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