Word: sec
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hoping for when it took an aggressive new tack in the investigation last week, announcing a $500,000 reward and presenting an unusual televised show reviewing the main evidence. At an Atlanta press conference, deputy director Weldon Kennedy for the first time played a tape recording of the 7-sec. 911 call that warned of the bombing and asked anyone recognizing the voice to come forward. An agent modeled a replica of a military-style backpack reconstructed from fragments found at the scene. And the agency announced a toll-free hotline for information on the case. The FBI says...
...Levi's Wide-Leg jeans "Elevator Fantasy" If only those slacker flicks could capture Gen-X commitment fears with the precision and punch of this 60-sec. spot. Here, guy eyes girl in an elevator, and instantly their imaginations run wild toward dream dates, love dens and then, oh no!--a screaming newborn? When the doors open, lust shuts down...
...leave the track after being disqualified for two false starts in the 100-m finals in Atlanta. Christie had to be physically removed from the premises before the runners could line up for another start. After Donovan Bailey of Canada won in the world-record time of 9.84 sec., Christie was back on the track, taking his own, delusional victory lap. Then he went after fellow sprinter Ato Boldon, who had called Christie's act "unprofessional." Two false starts revealed him as a true jerk...
...mostly small investors who have put money into JB Oxford's stock know about Kott's ties to the firm, because his name appears nowhere in the company's SEC filings. Why? According to JB Oxford, Kott is nothing more than a consultant to the brokerage company. Kott too, in faxed communications with TIME, reiterated the company's official explanation. In reality, he wields so much influence that several former employees told TIME they regarded him as the de facto CEO. There have also been allegations--hotly denied by Oxford--that the firm is engaging in some of the same...
...disclosures to the SEC, Loewen reported that last year, through a combination of price increases and cost cutting, the company managed to generate a gross profit margin from its funeral operations of 41.5%--the kind of spread that executives of the FORTUNE 500 almost never see. (By comparison, SCI's gross profit margin for funerals...