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...seems both illogical and unlikely - would help protect the company from record companies' wrath. They were wrong. And now, as the music industry learns of Universal's hefty win, MP3 faces another round of jaw-dropping fines - while the site managed to cut deals with several record companies to stanch any legal action, only half of the music featured on MP3 is covered under those agreements...
...Politics.com Packages polls, forums and fund-raising data. Recently sold an 80% stake in Medinex, a physicians' office-management site, to help stanch a flow of red ink that topped $6 million...
...same time, their short list suggests that Gore's handlers were also concerned to stanch the bleeding on their left flank, where Ralph Nader may prove to be more than simply a gadfly. And while Lieberman's hawkish positions on defense haven't exactly endeared him to the Democratic party left, he's tended to vote with liberals on taxes, abortion, gun control and other social issues. He's a moved-to-the-center kind of liberal with a reputation for integrity, and relatively straight-shooting. The Democrats are spinning it as a bold move to grab the center, citing...
...number of potentially devastating individual lawsuits, says Cohen: "As long as these private suits are pending, the pressure will remain on the industry to show they are changing for the better." And what's a few new labels and age restrictions, cigarette makers may figure, if they help stanch a judge and jury's urge to dole out another multibillion-dollar award...
Just saying yes has been a smart play. Up an unprecedented 86% last year, the index known for its high-tech and biotech wonders is up an additional 21% this year. It hit a new high Friday as the Dow struggled to stanch a 16% decline. The two market gauges have diverged dramatically all year, going in opposite directions on half of all trading days. Such an extreme divide has occurred only seven previous times in 30 years, according to Bianco Research, and in this case illustrates the extent to which investors are dumping old-economy stalwarts in favor...