Word: payoffs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Altman reaped a combined $10 million profit after buying stock in a B.C.C.I. affiliate. The two had borrowed $18 million from B.C.C.I. to acquire the stock, which they held for less than two years. TIME's sources say investigators are probing whether the $10 million profit was a payoff for First American's 1987 purchase of the National Bank of Georgia for some $200 million from B.C.C.I. front man Ghaith Pharaon. That deal bailed out Pharaon and effectively transferred the $200 million from First American to B.C.C.I. Clifford and Altman deny that they carried out the deal under B.C.C.I...
...company officials contended that investors would get a good deal. In return for putting up cash, maintains Time Warner, stockholders would gain greater value for their stake in the company because its debt would be slashed by up to $3.5 billion. Even some analysts skeptical of the short-term payoff for investors acknowledged that the plan, if it goes ahead, would strengthen the company. "Overall, in the long term, this is positive," said Christopher Dixon of Paine Webber. "Time Warner is taking an active role in reducing its debt. Once the dust settles and emotions fall by the wayside, longer...
...Slovak jobs without providing credible alternatives. "The federal government understood conversion as a gesture of cooperation toward the West," says Vladimir Meciar, the combative former Slovak Prime Minister who railed against federal policy and flirted with separatism until his ouster in late April. "They hoped there'd be a payoff, but they're still waiting." Unemployed factory workers, though, may become restless waiting for new jobs...
...painful cuts in income when times are lean. Uncertain pay can create problems when it comes to such mundane matters as applying for mortgages, which usually demand predictable annual income -- to say nothing of the impact of variable wages on one's ability to pay back loans. But the payoff can also be great, allowing productive employees to make far more than their counterparts at other firms. In general, depending on job performance and the plan's details, covered workers may earn as little as 90% of the average salary for comparable jobs -- or as much...
...many Americans the most startling realization is how much they have given up for their careers. In her new book Down-Shifting, author Amy Saltzman maintains that baby boomers have grown increasingly skeptical about the payoff for devoting so much time to the fast track. As their huge generation crowds toward the top of the corporate pyramid, many are getting stalled. At the same time, companies have been slashing the ranks of middle managers...