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...Linder is nothing if not tenacious--how else would he have come out of Auschwitz alive--and he made himself the bane of the banks. The Swiss press dubbed him David against Goliath. His lawyer bombarded the banks with letters and warned of lawsuits, but action was held up when one bank after another came forward with a promise to contribute to a fund. "My friends tell me enough is enough. But enough is not enough. The Swiss have the audacity to keep this money that does not belong to them and to make money with it. It should...
...preparation for this David-Goliath showdown, Kelly's father, Jim Black, chartered a bus that would eventually seat 50 of Kelly's supporters--her parents, her hometown fans and her former coaches--all of whom would make the five-hour trip from Atlanta...
Harvard vs. Goliath...
MoneyGram is a David and Goliath story that serves as a useful lesson in understanding what happens in the IPO market when stock prices are soaring, as they are now. The lesson is this: anything goes. So-so companies are fetching top dollar from the public, while insiders and early investors head for the exits and Acapulco. Some 125 companies are waiting their turn at this sucker's market, readying some $3 billion in stock for initial sale. A record-shattering 799 companies have sold $47 billion in stock through IPOs this year...
Boutros-Ghali is not quite a David fighting Goliath, as he likes to portray himself. He came into the job in 1992 only after it was obvious that France would reject Africa's first choice because he didn't speak French. Egypt's cultivated Boutros-Ghali, a Francophile in every way, found he had to campaign furiously for the post. Despite a reputation as a hardheaded fighter for his principles, his age, then 69, and lack of administrative experience were against him. To win over the reluctant U.S., he voluntarily promised not to seek a second term--until he reversed...