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...helped generate remarkable returns for shareholders. Those who have stood by Weill since he invested $6 million of his own money and gained control of consumer lender Commercial Credit in 1986 have earned about six times the market average, a stellar run that, until last year's string of scandals, produced the "Weill premium"--a higher share price relative to earnings for Weill's companies than for peer companies...
That Prince is a lawyer who has functioned as Weill's Mr. Fix-It says a lot about financial institutions these days. Citi is still stinging from a string of ethical lapses related to its financing of Enron and to the tainted stock research of former telecom analyst Jack Grubman that helped feed the stock-market bubble. There's also plenty of skepticism, even inside the firm, that Prince is anything more than a seat warmer to get through this turbulent period. A quiet man and a consummate insider, Prince also faces a personal challenge: he will have to step...
...August 2002, Milwaukee Wis. Incident: After a string of security breaches at county facilities, one woman used a knife to slash another person inside Milwaukee County's Criminal Justice Facility Security: Metal detectors were in place at the courthouse, and security had recently been beefed...
...time, it might have seemed an overreaction to a little publicity. Now--after New York Times reporter Jayson Blair was caught in a string of plagiarisms and fabrications, ultimately leading to a staff revolt and the resignation of Times executive editor Howell Raines--it seems prescient. It also underscores Jurgensen's dual challenge. In the post-Blair era, any editor wants to avoid negative attention. On the other hand, she would like to raise the profile of the nation's largest paper, which has never called attention to itself in proportion to its size. For most Americans, USA Today...
...those losers in real life. Offscreen, Maguire is as tough as nails, managing his resume as well as any other star in Hollywood. Look at the arc of his career. It's as perfect as the part in Peter Parker's hair. At 28, he has worked for a string of A-list directors that would make James Lipton weep, including Woody Allen, Ang Lee, Terry Gilliam and Curtis Hanson. How does he do it? Where's his Weekend at Bernie's? "I wait," says Maguire. "I don't want to work as an actor just because I haven...