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...Sibneft was scheduled to merge with Yukos until Khodorkovsky's troubles erupted in October 2003. Abramovich and Yukos jostled for power for weeks afterward, until the merger finally unraveled earlier this year, prompting speculation that Sibneft may be looking for a Western buyer. It's also possible that a Western oil firm might bid for Yugansk, although that would be asking for trouble. "Whoever buys it will be buying an enormous set of lawsuits," says Stuart E. Eizenstat, a former U.S. Undersecretary of State who is advising Group Menatep, an investment fund created by Khodorkovsky and his allies that owns...
...compliant. The Bush administration is unlikely to succeed, however, in getting Iran raked over the coals at the Security Council, or threatened with sanctions, for a number of reasons. Some are simply commercial: China, which has veto power at the Security Council, is fast emerging as the leading buyer of Iran's oil and natural gas exports, and the thirst for scarce energy resources of the burgeoning Chinese economy makes sanctions against Iran intolerable to Beijing...
...proven reserves of 4 billion bbl., could be in play. Sibneft was scheduled to merge with Yukos until Khodorkovsky's troubles erupted. Abramovich and Yukos jostled for power for weeks afterward, until the merger finally unraveled earlier this year, prompting speculation that Sibneft may be looking for a Western buyer...
...just his lack of a golden gut for the next big hit or a groundbreaking idea that has hamstrung NBC; it's also arrogance. "NBC's [successful] shows masked their weaker spots, which are now more obvious," says Stacey Lynn Koerner, an executive vice president at ad buyer Initiative Media. "[The Apprentice] made executives more confident, and they didn't address the problem." Now if Zucker can work his magic one more time, he'll really have something to brag about. --Reported by Simon Crittle/New York and Jeanne McDowell/Los Angeles...
...real estate market dominated by Century 21, Coldwell Banker and ERA, all Cendant brands. LendingTree is a fledgling player, generating $160 million in revenue last year compared with Cendant's $6.7 billion from real estate businesses. But that could become a battlefront down the road. Already, 70% of home buyers begin their search online. This year, for the first time, online listings will generate more home-buyer leads than classifieds...