Word: sales
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other holdovers from the women's movement--sold the magazine to an Australian media group which promptly introduced advertising into the previously uncommercial monthly. And, with the publication of last month's issue, ownership of the magazine changed hands again--this time, two women took over Ms., touting the sale as a victory for women in the publishing business...
...lengthy "Editor's Essay" that occupies a prominent place in this September's issue, Editor-in-Chief Anne Summers explains that there is "great news" to report--"Ms. is woman-owned." Women bought the magazine, women financed the sale of the magazine, women lawyers negotiated the sale of the magazine, and of course, women wrote the magazine, she proudly notes...
...mineral-marketing company that lost money in the debacle. The verdict could hurt the Hunts' chances in two class actions filed by 17,000 other silver investors. While appealing the judgment, the Hunts are required to post a $225 million bond, which might force them to hold a garage sale of some of their most prized belongings. The brothers hope to get out of posting the bond through their bankruptcy filing. The maneuver could buy them time, but if they continue to lose court decisions, they could someday be truly down...
...Some members of our committee...believe that Harvard, which refuses to own stock in some companies because it does not wish to be associated with particular economic activities (gambling; prostitution), should seriously consider placing the production and sale of cigarettes in that category," according to an internal memo written by the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (ACSR). The ACSR is a panel of faculty, students and administrators which advises the Corporation on ethical investing...
...Schelling, director of the Kennedy School'sInstitute for Smoking Policy and Behavior, saidthat promotion and sale in developing countrieswas definitely an important issue but thatdivestment would serve only as a press event andwould not be very effective...