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...pressure on them to say one thing or another." That's a tough line to sell at the moment. Suing All The Way To The Bank Talk about kicking a bank when it's down. Last week, media tycoon Leo Kirch filed suit in New York City against the Frankfurt-based Deutsche Bank, Germany 's largest private bank, and U.S. firm Liberty Media, claiming they allegedly conspired to destroy his media empire. Kirch won a similar case in a Munich court, which said the bank must pay damages to Kirch. If that wasn't bad enough, Deutsche's chief executive...
...there's a long line of firms waiting to come to market. But there's a big, sobering difference from the '90s, says Georg Hansel, head of German equity capital markets at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt. "There's an unbelievable increase in activity," he says. "But there are just a few big deals handled by fewer banks. The dotcoms aren't coming back yet." - By William Boston Unseasonal Greetings For U.S. oil-services firm Halliburton, 2003 carried a sting in its tail. Amid recent allegations that it overcharged U.S. tax payers by $61 million for its services, Halliburton unit Kellogg...
...sticker price north of $85,000 when it hits U.S. dealerships in December. VW plans to launch dozens of new models over the next two years, including a new Microbus, smaller SUVs and crossover vehicles, and is considering a sexy convertible, the Concept R, which Pischetsrieder unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. VW's new Golf, expected to hit North America in 2005, has received early positive reviews in Europe and should bolster profitability thanks to lower manufacturing costs...
...hedge against downturns in other segments. Continuing down the road paved by his predecessor, Pischetsrieder plans to launch dozens of new models over the next two years, including a new Microbus, smaller SUVs and crossover vehicles and, maybe, a sexy convertible, the Concept R, which he unveiled at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. VW's new Golf, rolling into European dealerships now amid positive reviews, should bolster profitability thanks to lower manufacturing costs...
...partially explained by the hostility that often went hand in hand with the performances. “There’s no question that if you look at the medieval passion plays, they’re very hard to take. The passion plays which were performed in towns like Frankfurt reflect the anti-Judaism attitude of the townspeople,” he says. “You can’t justify it; it just happened...