Delta and Northwest to Fly in Formation

FINANCE • High fuel prices and a soft economy have sent Delta and Northwest Airlines running into each other's arms. The two could announce a definitive plan to merge as early as next week. [NYT] • Senate Republicans have axed a proposed economic-stimulus bill. The Dem-proposed $158 billion package, which sought to avert a full-fledged recession, came up one short of the required 60 votes. [FT] • But, no worries. Economists put odds of a U.S. recession at 49 percent, which means we're not technically there yet. Also, for what it's worth, this video is funny. [WSJ]

Posted 02/07/08 in Daily Intel : Company Town

Tags: company town, delta, democrats, derek lam, fbi, jerry yang, lmvh, northwest airlines, recession, republicans, spice girls, victoria beckham, wga strike, yahoo, youtube

Video: Backstage at Ford's Supermodel of the Year Competition

Ford's Supermodel of the World competition last year launched model Chanel Iman (who was a runner-up) into the freezing, barely breathable atmosphere of the modeling world. Since then she's modeled for Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, and Derek Lam, among many others. She was also featured on the cover of Vogue last year in an homage to fashion's new supermodels. So anyone who says the annual Ford contest isn't a ticket to stardom is just plain wrong. Click above to view some backstage video of this year's competition and model interviews with New York's Jada Yuan. Ford Supermodel of the World [NYM Video]

Posted 01/17/08 in Daily Intel : Intel

Tags: chanel iman, derek lam, ford models, intel, marcjacobs, models, proenza schouler