Word: fatedness
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Parliamentary Deputies had assembled last week to hear the contents of the revolution-red binder in Gorbachev's hands: nothing less than a plan to make over the system bequeathed by Lenin, salvage a once proud country from chaos and lead it to the semblance of a Western-style market...
How unusual to see liberals and conservatives poised to battle it out on the floor of the House. In contrast, the ill-fated bipartisan proposal was a themeless pudding of a budget. Its guiding philosophy was a cynical renunciation of the long-standing principles of both parties. Much of the...
Citicorp has only itself to blame for many of its problems. It led the ill- fated charge by American financial institutions into the London equities market in anticipation of the 1987 "Big Bang," which deregulated the British securities industry. When the overcrowded market proved to be a disappointment, Citi dissolved...
Do you know what it's like to be billed a "financial wizard" and to have a portfolio of stocks with names like Sleepy, Dopey, Crashful, Crappy? When I'm asked my worst-ever investment, I can't decide. "Choose me!" shout my shares in a company with an asbestos...
On the fated afternoon, Grimm--as though to spite his name--dresses up as a clown, walks into a midtown bank, and takes everyone inside hostage. Of course, police snipers and SWAT teams, commanded by Chief Rotzinger (Jason Robards) surround the building within minutes. But Grimm has an ingenious escape...