Word: classics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson has now captured the classic showdown five years in a row, and it leads the overall series...
...pure form, index arbitrage involves the simultaneous purchase of stock index futures contracts and the sale of the stocks that make up the index, or vice versa, to make a profit on the temporary "spread" or price difference between the two. Supporters of this classic kind of arbitrage say it provides a useful and necessary link to equalize prices between the stock markets in New York City and the futures exchanges in Chicago. But recently some Wall Street firms have taken to delaying one or the other leg of the two- part transaction, depending on which way the market...
...custody battles involve contending parents. The fight over a nine- month-old girl named Allyssa is a classic clash of cultures. The mother, Patricia Keetso, 21, is an unwed Navajo Indian who would like her daughter to be adopted by Rick and Cheryl Pitts of San Jose, who have been caring for the baby since birth. But tribal officials, fearing that the flow of Indian foster children to non-Indian homes threatens their survival as a people, are seeking to rear the baby on their Arizona reservation. The emotional case has become a symbol of tribal resistance to the baby...
...persevered, and is now the world's dominant engine builder by a commanding margin. Last year GE captured an estimated 63% of the market, compared with 27% for Pratt & Whitney and 10% for Rolls-Royce. The company's success is a classic lesson in the value of patience and persistence, as the design of a new jet engine is a devilishly long-term process that can consume at least five years and more than $1 billion. GE took a more astute aim at the aircraft market of the future, while Pratt & Whitney failed to develop a full range of quieter...
...their troth in advance to more than one candidate. "I thought I had the votes earlier on," he recalls. "But they go like a covey of quail, all flying off in one direction. I saw the first one take off, and I could read that very easily." Johnston's classic Dixie charm plays well with Southern Senators. While he does not believe the election will turn on back scratching and horse trading, he has done his share of both, and it could prove helpful. "When a Senator's ox was in the ditch and you helped pull...