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...gradually worked his way up through the ranks doing contract killings and hijacking trucks before blasting his way onto the big stage in the early 1980s. After ordering a very public hit on boss Paul Castellano in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 16, 1985, Gotti assumed control of the Gambino family. He reigned as boss from 1986-1992, and during those years he became the city’s most notorious media-darling, mainly because federal prosecutors just couldn’t seem to convict him. As he won acquittal after acquittal—either by intimidating key witnesses...
That's what bonds are for. Unlike stocks, which are primarily a bet on tomorrow's growth, bonds provide a stream of income today and tomorrow. As its name implies, a bond is also a kind of contract that commits the borrower to give you all your money back down the road. So bonds, unlike stocks, almost never go to zero, making them the ultimate trust-no-one investment. What's more, they can provide ballast for a sinking stock portfolio. "Bonds have actually outperformed stocks over the last five years," points out portfolio manager Ian McKinnon of the Vanguard...
...Hiddink has profited from the adulation. In addition to his $2 million coaching contract, he has been awarded $3 million-plus in bonuses for having brought his team this far in the Cup. So loved is Hiddink that he has been offered honorary citizenship, a landmark in Korean history. "People say I took a risk by coming to Korea," says Hiddink. "But this country has offered me more than I could imagine in return...
...gritty midfielder Donovan, who finished the Cup with two goals, is the standard bearer for the future. He embarrassed German defender Christian Ziege, beating him through the legs and nearly besting goalkeeper Kahn. In all likelihood, German team Bayer Leverkusen, which owns Donovan's contract, just might want him back from MLS's San Jose Earthquakes. Indeed, the national team's success may hurt MLS: The sprightly Beasley may have also punched his ticket to Europe, and Mathis has stirred interest...
...rice in the same trucks and bought his own paddy fields to cut out the middleman. That's how it all began." Mokhtar has learned his lessons well from 32 years in business and strictly applies them. He surrounds himself with professionals and leaves them to manage. "If the contract is over $100 million, I will show it to him, just to make sure he knows," avers Mohamad Sidek Shaik Osman, CEO of the flagship of Mokhtar's empire, the container port at Tanjung Pelepas (PTP). "Anything less than that he trusts me to take care...