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...ball was in CNOOC's court, and Fu, by all accounts, was confident as his board gathered in Hong Kong. He did not see the rebellion coming, says a banker close to CNOOC. Three key outside directors?former Shell Chemicals CEO Evert Henkes, former Swiss ambassador Schurtenberger, and Courtis of Goldman Sachs?all raised pointed questions at the meeting. According to sources with knowledge of the meeting, Schurtenberger?presciently, as it turned out?questioned whether the company was prepared for what was likely to be a hostile U.S. political reaction to the deal. Henkes wondered about the debt load that...
Boston in the summer is also full of free shows. There is the annual Shakespeare in the Park, presenting Hamlet this year, which is performed in Boston Common from July 16 until August 7. The Hatch Memorial Shell has free movies and concerts throughout the week, during the summer...
...Pressure from activists has led Wall Street firms like J.P. Morgan Chase to assess environmental risks when deciding whether to finance projects such as gas pipelines in ecologically fragile regions. In the industrial sector, GE comes tardy to the green party, following firms such as Alcoa, BP, DuPont and Shell, which several years ago set targets for cuts in greenhouse gases and promised greater reductions than...
Ratty old running sneakers work for some, but if you've got $99 to shell out for grass-stain- and water-resistant footwear, LawnGrips are hot to trot...
...Shell-shocked by defeat in four of the past five presidential elections and stunned by the loss of the Senate in 1980, the Democratic Party has drawn some solace from its continued dominance of the nation's Governors' mansions. Halfway through Ronald Reagan's second term, Democratic Governors still outnumber Republicans 34 to 16, defying political analysts' speculations about party realignment...