Luxury companies such as Hermes, Jones Group, high-end German automakers and LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton have posted considerable revenue in the first half of 2011, but experts are unsure whether or not debt-ceiling politics in Washington will undo this progress.
{"ct":"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","iv":"36a0f9fe955cd128ae0b759b2399b078","s":"39c2095fe52354da"}