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...that by splitting its domestic tobacco division and Nabisco food group into two separate entities, the company will ostensibly create a new stock that could remain impervious to market reactions over future tobacco suits. This could invite legal challenges by those with smoking-related illnesses who see the breakup as a ploy to protect the assets of the food division in anticipation of settlements from such lawsuits. But TIME finance columnist Dan Kadlec says RJR's payout days are likely over and the spin-offs are just a long-overdue business move...
...until the market sees more evidence that public ownership of real estate companies really does put a leash on the boom-bust mentality. The good news is that such evidence is building, as last fall's pullback suggests, and that REIT shares are so depressed--many trade below their breakup values--that they represent a real buy. If you're looking for a way to hedge your com bets, consider quality names like Boston Properties and Equity Office, or a REIT index fund, including Vanguard...
...Break ups are messy in general. They involve typically unpleasant changes and adjustments to basic daily habits. This kind of break up is like divorcing but not being able to move out of the same house as the former spouse. Dormcest makes the breakup infinitely more messy...
Break ups are messy in general. They involve typically unpleasant changes and adjustments to basic daily habits. This kind of break up is like divorcing but not being able to move out of the same house as the former spouse. Dormcest makes the breakup infinitely more messy...
...software industry's biggest trade group has endorsed the breakup of Microsoft if the software giant loses its antitrust case. The 40-page report sent to government lawyers comes despite Microsoft's active membership in the Software and Information Industry Association (formerly -- and better known as -- Software Publishers Association...