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...Mendell writes, he linked his candidacy to the larger march forward of African Americans. He emphasized his Christian faith and often mentioned his pastor, Jeremiah Wright. While Wright has been a liability to Obama this year, in 2004, when Obama faced doubts on racial authenticity, he was a campaign asset. "It affirmed his roots," said Cobb...
...Marathon Asset Management, a competitor for the lumber company, had previously offered to pay $530 million to Pacific’s bondholders...
...think that timber is quite attractive to what other asset classes have to offer,” said Meyer, who left the next year to form a Boston-based hedge fund. “[Timber] is also a good diversifier since its returns will not correlate closely with returns from equity markets...
...would definitely take everything in my arsenal to pull it out.” To beat one of the Italian women, Cross must duel flawlessly while utilizing her greatest strength, which according to her coach and teammates is her competitive spirit and intensity.“Her greatest asset is her competitiveness, her desire to win,” Brand says. “She’s far and beyond better at this than anyone I’ve seen before. In her case, she’s not just going out to make the team. She said...
Turkish banks have been particularly attractive to outside investors. Citigroup last year bought a 20% stake in Akbank (for $3 billion). "The foreign appetite for Turkish companies and stocks is high," said Hakan Avci, director of asset management at the Istanbul office of Raymond James Securities, a U.S. company, before the recent political blowup. In the past 18 months, Lehman Bros., Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse bought local brokerages in the country. Avci has since lowered his projections because of the political turmoil but says he is "optimistic that this crisis will be overcome and a solution found." The Turkish...