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- Former Pentagon official calls Iraq war "a major debacle"
- WASHINGTON AFP — In a scathing analysis, a former senior Pentagon official has called the war in Iraq "a major debacle" that created an incubator for terrorism and emboldened Iran. "Measured in blood and treasure, the war in Iraq has achieved the status of a major war and a...
- Research articles 2008-04-18
- Complacency in MLB contributed to steroid debacle
- Kudos to Jon Saraceno for laying the blame for baseball's drug nightmare where it belongs -- at the feet of Major League Baseball's Commissioner Bud Selig ("Commissioner Selig swings and misses," Keeping Score, Sports, Friday). Selig, a former owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, has been an...
- Research articles 2007-12-18
- Don't panic, you stupid boy...(Northern Rock PLC)
- ...or just stay silent, Darling BBC newsreader Huw Edwards made an unfortunate slip of the tongue early on during the Northern Rock crisis when he referred to the company as "Northern Wreck." Perhaps it was no slip of the tongue, after all. ...
- Research articles 2007-10-04
- Banking on an answer?(Brief article)
- Throughout the Northern Rock debacle there has been much speculation about pressure being applied by the Treasury and Number 10 Downing Street on Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, and allegations that he, and his number two Sir John Gieve, took their eyes ...
- Research articles 2007-09-27
- PaperlinX earnings outlook makes investors nervous.
- Byline: Tracy Lee Jan 26, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- PaperlinX has given very little guidance as to its half-year results, but analysts are not...
- Research articles 2006-01-26
- What the Merrill debacle teaches us about CEO succession
- What the Merrill debacle teaches us about CEO successionCEO PersonalitiesOne big area we have to look at is the CEO personalities. Working with Fortune 500 companies for half my life, I can tell you that one big area that we as consultants fail to recognize is how important a...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- Ex-head of bust Italian giant Parmalat apologizes to savers
- ROME AFP — Calisto Tanzi, founder of the bankrupt Italian food giant Parmalat at the heart of a huge finance scandal, apologized to savers who suffered ruin from the company's meltdown. "I apologize to all who have suffered so much damage as a result of my schemes to make...
- Research articles 2005-01-15
- Critic's corner
- * ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the cable news channels are devoting this evening to election coverage -- and hoping to avoid a repeat of 2000's early-call debacle. It could be a long night, so you might want to get comfortable. * The reality of the presidential race doesn't...
- Research articles 2004-11-02
- 10 books you should have read in 2003 according to 'Ad Age' editors.(The Book of Tens)
- 1. There Must Be a Pony in Here Somewhere: The AOL Time Warner Debacle and the Quest for a Digital Future, Kara Swisher with Lisa Dickey . Crown Business: Examines consequences of attempting to cross-breed a dinosaur and a computer geek. Oh, the humanity! ...
- Research articles 2003-12-22
- Man arrested over pig-meat sabotage plot on 70,000 Australian sheep
- SYDNEY AFP ? A man was arrested and a shipment of 70,000 Australian sheep to the Middle East delayed after an animals rights group said it had fed them pig meat to thwart their export to Muslim countries, officials said. The debacle is the latest to hit Australia's billion-dollar...
- Research articles 2003-11-20
- Ballast's demise does not presage the end of PPP
- LITIGATION lawyers will be having a good look through the small print of yet another public private partnership contract this week following the collapse into receivership of building firm, Ballast. The debacle has left a question mark over the pounds 43 million project in East Lothian to...
- Research articles 2003-10-19
- Latin Grammy Officials, Cuban Exile Demonstrators Approve Plan.
- By Jordan Levin, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 19--The show will go on. The Latin Recording Academy agreed Monday on a plan that will allow Cuban exile demonstrators to protest the fourth annual Latin Grammy Awards. ...
- Research articles 2003-08-19
- HIH behind them, insurers rise again.
- Mar 09, 2003 (The Advertiser - ABIX via COMTEX) Phoenix-like, Australia's insurance industry is emerging strongly from the ashes of the HIH Insurance debacle. QBE Insurance has forecast a 50 growth in profit for 2003, echoing optimistic forecasts by Insurance Australia Group and AXA...
- Research articles 2003-03-09
- A premium on satisfaction.
- Oct 27, 2002 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) In terms of consumer satisfaction, various industries posted mixed results in a Consumers Federation of Australia report. This criterion of John Fairfax Holdings' 2002 good reputation index GRI showed utilities positively, while insurers generally failed...
- Research articles 2002-10-28
- British War Hero One of Many Investors Hurt in Splits Capital Scandal.
- By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 27--Retired pilot Herbert "Tug" Wilson has led a full life. He fought in the Second World War, spent time as a prisoner of war and enjoyed a colourful career...
- Research articles 2002-10-27
- Split capital debacle may give bear raiders an AAM picnic; The
- MARTIN Gilbert faces one of the toughest weeks of his life. The embattled chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management, branded as "the unacceptable face of capitalism" by the Treasury Select Committee in July, is finding himself increasingly isolated over the split capital investment trust debacle which some believe is threatening...
- Research articles 2002-10-13
- Air NZ debacle claims Toomey.
- Oct 10, 2001 The West Australian ABIX via COMTEX -- The central figure in the Air New Zealand Air NZ and Ansett Australia debacles, Gary Toomey, has resigned. Toomey, president and chief executive of Air NZ stepped down amid claims that there is a...
- Research articles 2001-10-09
- Editorial
- Wouldn't it be great if we could just send Bridgestone and Ford to Judge Judy and get this over with? Actually, this should be on the Jerry Springer show where each company could shout invectives at each other trying to persuade the audience they are the lesser of two evils....
- Research articles 2001-06-01
- WIREDIN
- [thumbs down] TW, ABC: Nobody looks good in this Houston retrans debacle. [thumbs down] Barry Diller: Edgar Bronfman approaches Rupert Murdoch leaving Dilter out in the cold. [thumbs up] Steve Rattner: Amos Hostetter, Barry Diller, Brian Roberts and Craig McCaw back his new Wall Street boutique.
- Research articles 2000-03-06
- Public Spirit in the Thrift Tragedy - Review
- Mark Carl Rom. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996. 326 pp. $49.95, cloth; $22.95, paper. This ambitious book autopsies a disaster that has been subjected to numerous exposes by scholars and journalists alike - the savings and loan debacle. It is a bold book because it takes an unorthodox...
- Research articles 1999-06-01
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