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- An Antidote for Toxic Bosses
- The Find: If market turmoil and the credit crunch has turned your boss toxic, fight back and neutralize her corrosive influence using these tips from Harvard Business School. The Source: The Conversation Starter blog from Harvard Business. The Takeaway: This summer BNET chronicled the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Salmonella In Pistachios?
- A major producer of pistachios is recalling over 2 million pounds of nuts that may be contaminated with salmonella. John Blackstone has the latest.
- Videos 2009-03-31
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- What Is a Poison Pill?
- "Poison pills" work to thwart hostile takeovers, but they can also turn shareholders against you. How It Works Most poison-pill agreements are triggered when an outside company or individual — think Carl Icahn, for example — acquires ...
- Articles 2008-08-11
- Michael Milken Taking Another Nibble at the Poison Pill?
- Is the poison pill making a comeback? A recent item in the New York Post concerning none other than Michael Milken says it is. If you never realized that the poison pill had receded, you are excused, because I was unaware as well. Besides,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- US CPSC: Congressional meeting supports funds for nation's poison control centers.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 1999-US CPSC: National Poison Prevention Week -- Congressional meeting supports funds for nation's poison control centers C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:160399 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At a Congressional meeting today, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC Chairman Ann Brown...
- Research articles 1999-03-17
- A "Chewable" Poison Pill?
- Remember the scene in the movie "M*A*S*H*" when Painless the dentist decides to commit suicide by downing the poisonous "Black Capsule?" Following a Last Supper-style scene with his cronies and some tender nursing care, however, Painless comes back to life. Well, that's sort of what what Harvard...
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Michael Milken Taking Another Nibble at the Poison Pill?
- Michael Milken Taking Another Nibble at the Poison Pill?RE: Michael Milken Taking Another Nibble at the Poison Pill?In this world of terrorism, this is a must. There is a good market, if handled clandestine. Where else?In financial terms of it is a term for some practice that will stop a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Clues to frog colors. (NGS Research Grant).(colors of Panamanian poison-dart frogs)(Brief Article)
- Bright hues of poison-dart frogs advertise the frogs' toxicity. But in Panama one species, Dendrobates pumilio, sports an astonishing variety of colors that don't correlate with poison levels. Nor is there enough genetic divergence to explain the different tints, says East Carolina University biologist Kyle Summers....
- Research articles 2002-05-01
- THE WHITE HOUSE: Proclamation on National Poison Prevention Week.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 March 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Proclamation on National Poison Prevention Week C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:190399 NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK, 1999 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION...
- Research articles 1999-03-22
- Retail Roundup: Casual Male's Poison Pill, New Execs Shake Up Sears, More
- Casual Male puts poison pill in place --- Casual Male Retail Group announced on Dec. 9 that its board of directors has adopted a rights plan, also known as a "poison pill." Poison pill is a term applied to a strategy companies use to thwart hostile takeovers, according to a...
- Blog posts 2008-12-09
- 'Deadhand' pills a major proxy issue.(AlliedSignal Corp. and AMP Inc. hostile takeover brings deadhand poison pills and repricing of executive stock options to frontlines.)
- AlliedSignal-AMP war spurs investors Phyllis Feinberg The nasty takeover battle between AlliedSignal Corp. and AMP Inc. has catapulted 'deadhand poison pills' into the corporate governance limelight. Deadhand poison pills - which can be redeemed only by the board of...
- Research articles 1998-10-19
- Lear drops poison-pill provision.(News)(Lear Corp., shareholder rights plans.)(Brief Article)
- Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Lear Corp. dropped its poison-pill provision as of Dec. 15, seven months after a majority of shareholders voted in favor of a nonbinding resolution to put such a plan to a shareholder vote. Lear's board of directors did n...
- Research articles 2004-12-20
- No trumpets for poison pill.(PeopleSoft Inc and Oracle Corp.)(Editorial)
- Byline: Barry B. Burr Why does PeopleSoft Inc. make its poison pill so hard to find? If its board perceives the anti-takeover device as being in the interest of shareholders, why don't the directors and management trumpet it? Certainly, the boar ...
- Research articles 2004-12-13
- Lear shareholders follow trend by wanting to vote on poison pills.(News)
- Byline: Terry Kosdrosky Lear Corp. shareholders last week took a small step in giving themselves more voting rights on poison pills. Shareholders present at the automotive supplier's annual meeting voted 70 percent in favor of a resolution to be Byline: Terry...
- Research articles 2004-05-17
- Borders poison-pill rule tightened.(News)(Borders Group Inc. fights future takeover)
- Byline: Brent Snavely Shareholders on Thursday approved a proposal at Borders Group Inc.'s annual meeting that requires the board of directors to obtain shareholder approval before it adopts a poison pill that would make a takeover by another comp Byline: Brent Snavely ...
- Research articles 2003-05-26
- Improving governance by joint shareholder action; Investors await trial to assert rights on News Corp. poison pill.
- Byline: Keith L. Johnson and Andrew Clearfield A preliminary ruling in a pending shareholder suit contesting News Corp.'s extension of its poison pill already has established a critical Delaware law precedent that upholds the authority of sharehol Byline: Keith L. Johnson and Andrew...
- Research articles 2006-03-06
- Time Warner's board of directors last week approved a shareholders rights plan of "poison pill." (Brief Article)
- Time Warner's board of directors last week approved a shareholders rights plan or "poison pill." Last week's action was seen by some as a response to the accumulation of Time Warner stock by Seagram Co., which owns 11.8% of Time Warner, Time...
- Research articles 1994-01-24
- ISP Shelves Proposal To Nix Hercules Poison Pill.(International Specialty Products Inc. still hopes to elect directors to the board of Hercules Inc.)(Brief Article)
- INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY Products Inc., led by 76 percent owner and chairman Samuel J. Heyman, has shelved its proposal to eliminate Hercules Inc.'s poison pill takeover defense mechanism, but will focus its efforts on electing four of its directors INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY Products Inc., led by...
- Research articles 2001-03-19
- HHS Awards More Than $500,000 to North Carolina for Poison Control
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced today a $507,486 grant to the Carolinas Poison Center, which will help ensure that services are available 24 hours a day for the people of North Carolina. WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson...
- Research articles 2004-09-14
- Use of Poison Pill Needs Vote, Electronic Data Systems Shareholders Say.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- May 24--PLANO, Texas--Electronic Data Systems shareholders approved a proposal yesterday that prevents the company from using a poison pill as an anti-takeover device without a shareholder vote. May 24--PLANO, Texas--Electronic Data Systems shareholders approved a proposal yesterday that prevents the company from using a...
- Research articles 2000-05-24
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