India's sluggish economy at the time and his dire financial straits drove him to look for business outside the country.

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This is not the first time this has occurred at Whistling Straits.

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At a time when the economy is in dire straits and many working Americans are struggling to put food on their table, food producers who now pay less for their commodities are reporting profit increases and their shares, while down like everybody else's, have outperformed most other sectors.

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So, should the allure of its brushed aluminum lineup fade, the company should be able to carry on for some time before falling on dire straits.

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