Word: amr
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...start of many a mundane task. Suicide defies the holiest precepts of Islam, and for Egyptians it brings unthinkable shame to family and nation. "You can't jump to conclusions from someone quoting the Koran and say this was more than an accident," declared Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa...
Those would include cable TV, where most of the wire has already been laid; Viacom and Media One Group just unveiled big buybacks. Airlines are in a good spot because even though traffic slows as the economy weakens, industry leaders like AMR and Delta can stop buying planes and weed out old gas guzzlers. Dividend-paying electric utilities tend to have appeal in a weak economy anyway, but with deregulation, some (Consolidated Edison, New England Electric) have shed capital-intensive parts of the business--generating power--to focus on transmission. In trying times, companies able to conserve cash should hold...
...dicey game of timing it may seem. For example, you can guard against missing a quick recovery by buying another depressed stock in the same industry. Sell Halliburton, down 41%, to lock in the tax benefits; then buy rival Schlumberger, down about 30%. Likewise, swap Philip Morris for RJR, AMR for Northwest, Caterpillar for Deere...
Saudi Arabian Prince Amr Bin Mohamed Al Faisal Al Saud described the investment process: "We go through a primary specification before we enter anything where-by we ask the question, 'Is this permissible or not?' If it is permissible, then we go through the assessment that any bank would...
More than money, however, the pilots are upset at what they maintain is AMR's continuing attempt to shift jobs to its lower-cost commuter airlines. At issue is AMR's stated intention to acquire new 50-seat jets to replace existing turboprops on commuter routes flown by its American Eagle subsidiary. Eagle pilots earn one-third the salary of their American counterparts...