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The Tanners were beneficiaries of a feeding frenzy at Boeing that has hardly abated since orders for models from 737s to 777s took off last year. The world's No. 1 builder of jetliners, which agreed in December to acquire McDonnell Douglas for $13 billion, added skilled workers last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WHERE THE JOBS ARE | 1/20/1997 | See Source »

JB Oxford Holdings used to be called RKS Financial Group, and it was the parent company of a sketchy brokerage firm called Reynolds Kendrick Stratton. In the spring of 1993, Kott helped arrange for a group of investors to acquire a controlling interest in the brokerage company, and Kott was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE SECRET LIFE OF JB OXFORD | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

But the lawsuit had an unexpected aftershock. It depressed the value of Loewen's stock. It also forced the company to issue substantial amounts of new stock, thereby diluting Ray's holdings from 20% to 15%. Both developments made the company more vulnerable to attack. On Sept. 17, SCI announced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FIGHT TO THE DEATH | 12/9/1996 | See Source »

While many students simply try to inflate existing credentials, others join organizations and acquire titles in order to craft a favorable image of themselves.

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Will Employers Pop the Resume Balloon? | 11/19/1996 | See Source »

To succeed in 1996, Clinton and his consultants would have to win two campaigns: the first against the President's own unpopular and liberal image, the second against his eventual opponent, Bob Dole. Only by achieving victory in the first war would they acquire the weapons to fight the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MASTERS OF THE MESSAGE | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

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