Word: analysts
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...Bibi wasn't finished. The Prime Minister pulled Clinton aside and said he had just one more matter to raise: clemency for Jonathan Pollard, the U.S. intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel. Netanyahu said he needed the release to mollify hard-liners in his Cabinet. Simultaneously, Netanyahu's aides tried to "create a little reality," according to a U.S. official, by telling the press that Clinton had consented--which he hadn't. American officials were livid. At 9 a.m., Netanyahu told Clinton he wanted to take a nap. When he awoke three hours later, having reaped the benefits...
...casinos won't help those numbers. "The Bellagio will do great, but we have had to downgrade all casino stocks in the past quarter," says analyst Jason Ader of Bear Stearns. "We doubt the new construction will earn the returns of the last wave--18% to 22%. We're forecasting...
Benjamin Netanyahu decided not to press his luck. Afer causing an uproar earlier today with a last-second threat to bail out of peace talks unless President Clinton released convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, the Israeli prime minister backed down. Instead, the issue of Pollard, a civilian U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel, has been tabled until that nicest of diplomatic elements -- an unspecified later date -- occurs. The Israelis and Palestinians signed a pact Friday covering the Wye talks' main issue: Israeli withdrawal from 13.1 percent of the West Bank in exchange for greater security guarantees...
...into announcing that they expect lower earnings. Toys "R" Us has undertaken a redesign of its stores and a new strategy of broadening its merchandise to include children's clothing and electronics. But it will also have to pull off a more difficult transformation. Says Sean McGowan, an industry analyst with Gerard Klauer Mattison in New York City: "Toys 'R' Us has a lot of stuff my 14-year-old daughter would like, but there is no way she and her friends will go there." Toys "R" Us, he added, has to change the way it is perceived...
...Industry analysts are skeptical, especially about the diversification plans. "If there's one thing I can tell you about apparel, it's that we do not need any more capacity in the U.S.," says Peter Caruso, a Merrill Lynch analyst who covers Toys "R" Us. Caruso also doubts that the company's dubious reputation for service will attract many buyers of electronics, who want sales personnel with up-to-date knowledge of competing products' features...