Word: profit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...also held $52,000 of personal savings by Meese. This commingled fund was managed by a Wedtech director, W. Franklyn Chinn, whom Wallach had introduced to Meese. At times Chinn bought more stock in Meese's name than Meese's investment could pay for, and the deals produced a profit of $40,000 for the Attorney General. The arrangement, according to a Justice official, could be seen as an indirect payoff to Meese...
While retailers often have to cut prices to move merchandise, the cost of importing many of the products they sell, including apparel, has surged because of the fall in the value of the dollar. The result is a severe squeeze on profits. The industry benchmark for an acceptable annual profit is a 15% return on stockholders' equity. But a survey by Management Horizons of 300 large U.S. retailers showed that only 33 of them have met that minimum standard for the past three years. Some of the others may not be around a year from now. Warns K mart Chairman...
While most corporations give profit dividendsto stockholders, the Coop divides its profits andsends it back to cooperative members in the formof rebates. But as a corporation with stock,stockholders are needed to hold the stock in trustfor the members, without compensation. Thestockholders appoint their successors from Coopmembers.CrimsonLisa ClarkThe Harvard Coop...
...constant gossip actually pays little heed to class distinctions. Whatever their status, the author's characters energetically play their parts in the human comedy. They are born to die. Hearts are enchanted, broken and sometimes put back together again. Wisdom accrues to those who have grown too old to profit by its possession. This novel is filled with surprises, but not those of the amazing variety. The constant, throbbing fascination here is the shock of recognition...
...part of an effort to control--and profit from--the vacation traffic, local officials and bar owners plan a host of special activities. The Anheuser-Busch brewery is sponsoring an event called "Glazer Chase" on the beaches of Daytona and Ft. Lauderdale...