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...past September, after the group's share price had plunged more than 50% during the year, he was forced out. Into the void stepped two new co-CEOs who formally take over next year: Mack, a former president of Morgan Stanley who arrived at CSFB in 2001, and German Oswald Grübel, a three-decade Credit Suisse veteran. Even in placid times, a two-headed creature in the CEO's suite can be a problem. But Mack and Grübel were parachuted into a storm. They can blame prior management, and harsh markets. But some of Credit Suisse...
...links with the Greek government and by weight of her formidable personality steamrolled the opposition and made contractors meet deadlines. In recent weeks, a stream of I.O.C. officials has visited Athens and issued complimentary statements. "A lot of progress has been made, and things are moving quickly," says Denis Oswald, chairman of the I.O.C. Coordinating Commission. "I am confident that in the end we'll be ready on time." Still, I.O.C. officials - many of whom are, after all, punctual Swiss - remain nervous. They fret that any further delay, no matter how slight, will be disastrous. Greek officials smile and shrug...
...opposition and stopped the sale of the confectioner, despite a bid by Wrigley of $12.5 billion. Discredited Swiss Switzerland's bank secrecy can't hide the problems at Credit Suisse. After shares fell 50% this year, CEO Lukas M?hlemann was forced out, to be succeeded by John Mack and Oswald Gr?bel. Lingering Illness Asbestos suits continue to hit Europe's insurers, as Germany's Allianz paid out $750 million to cover U.S. claims. INDICATORS Notes From The Euro Zone After years of hoarding foreign cash rather than trusting the native ruble, Russians should know about reliable currency. That bodes well...
...underscored. The Balladeer’s platitudes don’t convince the hapless, desperate assassins that their problems could have been solved without violence, that “when you lose, what you do is try again.” Defeated, he returns to join them as Oswald, only to fail again to find an easy solution...
Perwin is amply equipped to handle both roles, with vocal capabilities driving forth the stories of the Balladeer and the acting ability to project the manipulatable persona of Oswald in one of the more bizarre peer pressure scenes ever conceived...