Word: core
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Brennan, 51, will head a firm whose core business, merchandising, has been in a slump. Sears' profits sagged 25% in the second quarter, and third- quarter earnings are likely to be down. Brennan is counting on a credit card that Sears launched last summer to help reverse that trend. Called Discover, the card enables holders to get auto loans, invest in savings instruments and, of course, to shop at Sears. Brennan expects to sign up at least 10 million subscribers. Retailing, meanwhile, still runs in his family. Watching Brennan's progress closely will be his brother Bernard, the president...
...quivering, blathering mass. Jagged Edge, a self-proclaimed "psychological-mystery-thriller" is a departure from that grade B, blood-and-guts genre--and a welcome one at that. Granted, there are some scenes that could send even the most professional reviewer of movies under her seat, but the real core of Jagged Edge is the mind-tangling question of "who done...
...says, "I don't know. Sixties culture. Hard Core. I like the Dead...
...corporate drama. But the saga continues. Jobs had enraged Apple's board of directors by starting a rival computer firm and luring five company employees, including senior engineers and marketers, to join him. Jobs' new venture, to be called Next, Inc., is expected to compete directly in Apple's core educational market. Last week Apple lashed back, filing suit against Jobs in Santa Clara County's superior court. The computer company (1984 sales: $1.5 billion) charged that Jobs had "secretly planned" to compete with Apple "while pretending loyalty" to the firm he co-founded eight years ago. Apple further alleged...
...important thing is writing the stuff," said Addenberg. "Last year, Randy [Weiner] and I did everthing. This year that's all changed. We will have a core of writers, the hard stuff people...