Word: rescuer
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Baring, chairman of the bank, reportedly received a faxed letter from Leeson. According to the Independent, the trader apologized, provided a detailed account of his dealings and said "he doubted the two would ever meet again." When a weekend attempt by the Bank of England to round up a rescuer failed, Baring hinted that a conspiracy had led to the collapse of the institution his family established 232 years ago. But, says Emma Davey, managing editor of Futures and Options World: "Baring didn't have a clue what this is all about. There is a major cultural gap between...
Whittle first gained national attention in the early '80s as co-owner and rescuer of the financially ailing Esquire magazine. After selling out to partner Philip Moffitt, Whittle used the proceeds to expand a mini-empire of magazines aimed at such specialized audiences as teenage girls and travel agents. The profitability of these ventures, as well as Whittle's innovative plans for moving into electronic media, enticed outside investors, including Time Warner, which now owns 33% of Whittle Communications. From 1987 through 1992, the company's revenues rose from $82 million to $213 million. The growth was due largely...
...small plane lost in the fog, the swimmer too far from shore. And emerging from the moment's desperation comes some logical form of rescue: a tow-truck driver, a voice from the radio tower, a lifeguard. But when the victim is safe and turns to give thanks, the rescuer is gone. There are no tire tracks in the snow. There is no controller in the tower. And there are no footprints on the beach...
Federal Relief: The rescuer rode...
...incarnations that contain varying degrees of truth, Perot is both a folksy speaker and a spinner of international conspiracy theories. He is both a computer entrepreneur and a Bubba-like rebel. He is both a Texarkana boy delivering newspapers on a bicycle and a dashing rescuer of two employees from the depths of revolutionary Teheran. Most visibly, he is both a billionaire and a populist...