Word: reap
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...East Chicago, Ind., because LTV, as part of its bankruptcy strategy, had abruptly canceled benefits for 66,000 retired workers. On Thursday, Federal Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland ordered the company to pay the benefits for six more months. That ruling ended the six-day walkout and permitted LTV to reap a short-term bonus in extra orders from USX clients...
...many companies can reap handsome profits by giving away everything they produce. But in the newspaper business, an enterprising group of publishers is doing just that. By relying solely on advertising revenues, their papers prosper without charging readers a cent. From the suburban Boston Tab (circ. 150,000) to Berkeley's East Bay Express (circ. 45,000), free newspapers, most of them weeklies, are finding lucrative editorial niches and providing a sprightly alternative to established dailies...
...blue-leather benches and unceremoniously evicted the militant Protestants by force. That set off a full-scale fracas on the steep steps of the white-stone building. "Don't come crying to me if your homes are attacked," Paisley shouted at the police during the melee. "You will reap what you sow." The following day, the veteran firebrand predicted "hand-to- hand fighting in every street in Northern Ireland...
Illegal insider trading can take many forms. Advance knowledge that a company is about to introduce a new product, issue a spectacular earnings report or even be the subject of a flattering story can enable investors to reap easy profits on timely stock trades. But the bread and butter of inside traders is tips about takeover bids...
Wall Street Financier William Simon is renowned for buying companies with borrowed money and then managing to reap huge profits on his in vestments. Last week he was at it again. Simon's Wesray investment firm agreed to acquire Avis, America's perennial No. 2 car-rental firm, from Beatrice. Analysts estimated the price at $250 million...