Word: sommer
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...thousands of Germans to become first-time share buyers, creating the basis for an equity culture rather than squirreling away in banks. It turned out to be a brutal initiation. Germans have seen their investment in Telekom plummet by nearly 90% from its 2000 high after chief executive Ron Sommer led the phone company on a binge of global acquisitions. The shareholders have been screaming for months. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, in the midst of a tough campaign to be re-elected on Sept. 22, saw the punter-voter connection and began putting the bite, or at least...
...violence." He makes it clear that the lack of a violent response to past terrorist attacks has given the Islamic extremists a sense of invincibility. And as Krauthammer has pointed out, their quick defeat in Afghanistan has had the effect of eroding their support in the Arab world. ARMIN SOMMER Venice...
...Juergen Sommer stepped in as the volunteer assistant goalkeeper coach. Sommer, who also has professional and National Team experience is in his second season here at Harvard...
...telecom operators' credit ratings might fall into bbb range - the last bracket before junk-bond status - which would make it more expensive for them to finance future investments. Little wonder, perhaps, that some shareholders are calling for the heads of BT chief Peter Bonfield and Deutsche Telekom boss Ron Sommer...
...heat is turning up now because Sommer has turned his affections toward VoiceStream Wireless, reportedly offering $53 billion in stock and cash for the Bellevue, Wash., firm. That works out to a pricey $20,000 per customer, high enough to send DT's stock plunging 9% last week. Still, VoiceStream may be worth it. "To fulfill its global ambitions, Deutsche Telekom needs a stable position in the U.S. market," says analyst Holger Grawe at German bank WestLB, adding that the supply of U.S. companies is limited. DT reportedly hired a Washington law firm last week to lobby Congress. Sommer...