Word: barneys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...BASH (ABC). Producer Danny Arnold (Barney Miller) may have set out to make a sitcom. But what he came up with was a moody tragicomedy on loneliness. Peter Boyle was outstanding as a grumpy cop in this undeservedly short-lived series...
...Smith Barney, another blue-chip investment firm, started its own brouhaha by suing Goodyear Tire and Rubber and Sir James Goldsmith. To stop a takeover bid by Goldsmith last month, Goodyear agreed to buy back the raider's 12.6 million shares of the company for $52.50 apiece, nearly a 22% premium over their market value of $43. Such buyouts at a premium not available to other shareholders are known as greenmail...
...suit, Smith Barney claims that Goodyear Chairman Robert Mercer and Goldsmith made misleading public statements before their agreement was announced, implying that they would not reach a greenmail settlement. Smith Barney, which had paid more than $47 each for nearly 1.3 million shares of Goodyear, expecting a price spurt during the takeover struggle, took a paper loss of $17 million when the value of the stock flattened overnight. In addition to Smith Barney's action, six other lawsuits have been filed by Goodyear shareholders. They want the same price for their shares that Goldsmith...
However, Howe said his party affiliation has been valuable--for example, in garnering endorsements from Governor Michael S. Dukakis and Congressman Barney Frank. He also said that "a surprising percentage of people don't know who their state senator is"--let alone his party...
...value. But taxpayers might be foolish to dump an investment that is in the middle of a growth spurt. Future profits might be worth far more than the tax advantage gained by selling them now, notes Wallace Turner, a New York City broker for the investment firm of Smith Barney. Says he: "Our culture has put such value on tax breaks that even the savviest investors wonder whether they should dump their best-performing stocks." Wall Streeters hope that any widespread selling urge on the part of small investors will be offset by the lure of a potentially bigger bull...