Word: bolstered
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...Stewart's lawyers has continually "tweaked" her story, Johnson says. In the June 12 letter, they said Stewart's Merrill Lynch broker Peter Bacanovic called her on Dec. 27, informed her that ImClone's shares had dropped below $60 and sold at 1:43 p.m. The chronology helped bolster her claims of an earlier stop-loss order. But her story changed with new documents obtained from Stewart's office six days later. Instead of a single call from Bacanovic on the afternoon of Dec. 27--as ImClone's stock fell below $60--records revealed an urgent effort by the broker...
Almost everyone agrees the most promising markets are Russia and other countries in Asia. Both have beefed up corporate governance and taken steps to bolster their domestic economies. Russia benefits from low labor costs and vast natural resources. Brad Aham, emerging-market portfolio manager at State Street Global Advisors, owns Russia's two big oil stocks, Lukoil and Yukos, which should benefit as the West looks for oil outside the Middle East. But all Russian industries will benefit as "post-9/11, Russia more clearly aligns with the West," says Aham. The ING Russia fund is a stalwart in this...
...Administration hopes its proposal for the new Cabinet department will bolster sagging public faith that the government can prevent attacks. "Now we're on offense," says an aide. In Congress the plan will probably touch off a furious battle whose outcome could define Bush's presidency. But the story of how the Administration decided to stage its megamerger--and yet not take on the dysfunctional intelligence agencies--is a case study of the decision-making process of America's first M.B.A. President. George W. Bush likes to think of himself as a CEO who makes the big decisions but leaves...
Kirby’s reform efforts didn’t just focus within Robinson Hall, the home of the history department. They also reached half-way around the world to bolster the University’s commitment to Asian studies...
Michael C. Dawson—said to be the world’s foremost black political scientist—and Glenda Carpio will start at Harvard this summer and should bolster the ranks of the department...