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...failed to stamp his authority on the midfield, the Argentine skipper could be forgiven for wondering where it all went wrong. The rumor mill says Man U will sell Veron to finance the purchase of Ferdinand, but it is not known whether the English side will recoup its initial outlay. VALUE: $38 million, down from $43 million...
...time when asking parents for huge allowances for no particular reason becomes totally unacceptable. Or, to put Amtrak's conundrum in a different, perhaps less emotional light, consider this: if you had a car that only ran when it felt like it but required a huge and nearly constant outlay of cash, would you keep it? Let's hope that Washington finally has the sense to call in the tow truck and put Amtrak (and its erstwhile passengers) out of our collective misery...
...student body, nor expressing interest in conferring with the representatives it elected to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Standing Committee on the Library. The “research” cited in the council’s own report on the matter is minuscule compared with the outlay of funds and reorganization of services required to extend operating hours. An outlay of funds that is, incidentally, considerably more substantial than the so-called “overly expensive packets” Rohit Chopra ’04 criticizes the library for sending to first-year students! The Harvard...
...Munich. But the audiences have failed to appear - big time. The service is currently losing up to $2 million a day. Now, as his empire founders, Kirch has put his Formula One stake up for sale, with pundits predicting he will be lucky to get half his original outlay. Although the rights for soccer World Cups 2002 and 2006 are bringing in some income, rumors continue to swirl that Premiere will soon seek to renegotiate its $330 million annual deal with Germany's domestic league - double the amount of the previous contract. "We have to bring our agreements into line...
...profit. Among other recent coups, the billionaire bought into American e-tailer Priceline.com following the crash of Internet stocks, and saw his stake triple in value. The Global Crossing bailout would hand the partnership majority ownership in a state-of-the-art, globe-spanning telecommunications infrastructure for an outlay equal to less than one-tenth the cost of building it. "I think at that price it's very attractive as an investment," says To Chee Eng, a telecoms analyst for Gartner. "Global Crossing went out and built an enormous network...