Word: derringers
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Even for the makers of sequels, there ought to be a more exalted motive than profit. This follow-up to last year's surprise hit Romancing the Stone reunites Stars Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, sends them off to an Arab emirate, then gives them nothing to do but market...
Astronauts Allen and Gardner performed this feat of derring-do not once but twice last week, rescuing another malfunctioning satellite 690 miles away (see following story). All systems A-O.K., shuttle flight 51-A sailed home at week's end to a smooth landing and a hero'...
Unmanned space exploration is not as sexy to the public; it has no life-and-death drama, no derring-do, no right stuff. Yet many experts believe it is more valuable to scientific discovery, and at a fraction of the cost. While the space program seemed to most of the...
Put it this way: the boys have credentials. So of course Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (glorious, goofy title) will be a summer smash. Of course this new adventure, second in the series that Executive Producer Lucas and Director Spielberg began with Raiders of the Lost Ark, will...
Despite their derring-do, dealmakers are little known outside financial circles. One reason is their penchant for secrecy. If word of a prospective merger gets out prematurely, it can drive up the price of the target company or invite competing offers. At Merrill Lynch Capital Markets, the investment banking arm...