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For years, the Scandinavian home furnishings retailer, Ikea, has made its reputation from selling furniture that halved the distance between quirky and generic. Simultaneously attractive and interchangeable, the company's do-it-yourself aesthetic was designed to fit into a wide range of spaces and...

It started small last month, if you consider stranding 900 people on the wrong end of the planet "small." That's when the airline Zoom, which made regular transatlantic runs to North America, zonked out unexpectedly.The sudden death of airlines creates a ripple effect. Last week, another 2,500...