Word: ownerships
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...operations. Karl and Theo Albrecht, the secretive German brothers who rank as the richest people in Europe, are withdrawing from the management of their firm, discount retailer Aldi. Sweden's Ingvar Kamprad, who created the IKEA furniture chain, has retired to a Swiss lakeside resort, leaving ownership of his empire to a foundation--and keeping everyone guessing whether any of his three sons will take over the business...
...shucks, I've-never-had-sushi wrapping is a very well-oiled military mind. In an interview with TIME, Rumsfeld heaped praise on his field marshal for being open to new ideas. "He's intelligent and quick, and he knows his stuff," Rumsfeld said. "He has total ownership over these matters. He cares only about what is the most effective way to put military power on a military target--that's not the norm, necessarily...
Harvard researchers are tracing the ownership of all museum artwork that may have been in Europe between 1933 and 1945. The artwork in question includes more than 500 paintings, 3,100 drawings and 120 modern art objects in the Fogg Art Museum and 750 objects in the Busch-Reisinger Museum...
...date, nobody has claimed ownership of any work in Harvard’s museum collections, but Kianovsky stresses the importance of “proactive” research...
Martin J. Connealy, the store’s manager for the past 15 years, says the Pro depended on both students and its repeat customers, who he says came to the store for its consistency. He added that the Pro has only changed ownership four times in the past hundred years...