The Financial Express -- Leisure

Sunday, November 9 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Levi's feels blue as image takes a beating in US

Time was when wearing a pair of Levi's jeans made an American kid feel cool and drove a parent crazy. These days, it's the parents who are wearing the red-tagged faded blues and the kids who proclaim them .... "Preppy," says Mario Flores, an 18-year-old from San Francisco, using a slang term for the conservative, clean-cut dress style associated with elite preparatory schools.

UK shoemaker takes off offending labels

Britain's leading shoemakers Clarks have taken off from store display two brands of ladies boots named after Hindu gods following strong protests from the country's one million-strong Hindu community. The two brands of ladies long boots "have been taken off the shelf as well as display," said John Keery, spokesman for the Clarks.

Intel says inventory woes almost over

Intel Corp stock rose 5% yesterday after the world's biggest computer chip maker said Asia's economic woes and falling personal computer prices have left its business relatively unscathed. At a semi-annual analyst meeting, Intel executives also said an industry-wide move by PC manufacturers to slash their component inventory is almost over, suggesting that Intel's sales could pick up in coming months.

Intel says inventory woes almost over

UK shoemaker takes off offending labels

Levi's feels blue as image takes a beating in US

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