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...message to an audience of investors and financial analysts in London: his aggressive plan to reshape Deutsche Bank was working. In chart after chart, he showed how in the 16 months since he'd taken over the €23 billion bank he had begun to dump unprofitable businesses and slash costs. His last slide was the usual boiler-plate disclaimer that said the presentation "involves inherent risks and uncertainties." It didn't mention the biggest risk of all: that Ackermann himself soon would end up in court, charged with a serious breach of German company law that could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In The Dock | 9/28/2003 | See Source »

Promising to slash the number of city parking spaces and flashing dramatic maps of destroyed trees, 16 city council hopefuls vied for the votes of Cambridge’s large liberal contingent at a forum on the environment last night...

Author: By Claire A. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Candidates Face Off in Forum | 9/24/2003 | See Source »

...aftermath of Cremarosa’s injury, junior Rodney Byrnes, a WR/RB last season, immediately lost his “slash.” After posting 482 receiving yards and 226 rushing yards in 2002-—second- and third-best on the team, respectively—he will simply be a wideout this season...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Refreshes Receiving Corps | 9/10/2003 | See Source »

...from certain. "Vivendi remains a mixture of assets with little industrial logic," says Steve Liechti, an analyst at Merrill Lynch in London, echoing a common view among Vivendi watchers at big banks. True, the nbc merger is a key step in Fourtou's campaign to stabilize Vivendi and slash its debt, which totaled €35 billion when he joined the company in July 2002. After the deal, it will be below €10 billion. Fourtou's problem is that Vivendi remains a jumble. It has some telecommunications businesses, plus the world's largest music company, Universal Music Group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Deal Ahoy! | 9/7/2003 | See Source »

...chief executive of a state "is not a particularly fun job at the moment," says Scott Pattison, executive director of the National Association of State Budget Officers. Forty-seven of the nation's 50 governors are staring at budget shortfalls this fiscal year totaling $80 billion, forcing them to slash popular programs or raise taxes. None so far is threatened with being ousted by a recall like the one Davis faces. But for many a pink slip might be a blessing in disguise. Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who's been in the pressure cooker seven years, likes to give this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fall of Our Governor's Discontent | 9/6/2003 | See Source »

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