Word: silver
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Spider-Man is a high-climbing superhero, but how will he perform on Wall Street? Later this month, fans of Spidey will have a chance to find out. Marvel Entertainment Group, publisher of Spider-Man, Captain America, Silver Surfer and more than 70 other titles, plans to make its first stock offering. Marvel will offer 3.5 million shares, a stake of about 30%. The shares are expected to sell at $14 to $16. Started in 1939, Marvel is the largest comic- book publisher in North America (total monthly circulation: 8.5 million). Last year the company posted net profits...
...author, perhaps best known for his defense of Claus von Bulow, was a central character in the film Reversal of Fortune. Ron Silver accurately portrayed him as an amalgam of clenched hair and perverse brilliance. Those eager for a sequel have only to consult Chutzpah. The title is a Yiddish term that resists translation. In a word, gall. In two words, Alan Dershowitz...
...hour or so later, David Letterman says, "Before we continue, I think we should congratulate our friend Jay Leno for being selected as the host of The Tonight Show. And the good news for us is, we get Stump the Band." This hoariest of Carson time fillers is no silver medal for Letterman, in his 10th year as star of his own NBC chatfest. The world had long known that the anvil-jawed Leno, Tonight's exclusive guest host since 1987, was bound to succeed Carson. But press tattle hinted that Letterman, who gave Leno his first sustained TV exposure...
...from kitchen cabinets to grass seed have been a notable bright spot. Spurred by the spreading do-it-yourself itch, sales at the sprawling emporiums grew more than 10% a year in the 1980s, while retailing in general grew only about 6%. Even the stormy economy has held a silver lining for some companies, since people tend to fix up their homes rather than buy new ones during a downturn...
Wylie's long list of impressive accomplishments begins in 1981, when he was named Junior World Champion, denoting him as the best under-16 figure skater in the world. During his Harvard tenure, Wylie has twice been a silver medalist at nationals (1988, 1990), twice a bronze medalist (1989, 1991), and a three-time member of the United States World team...