Word: strong
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...agreed that if any deal were to happen, it would be a merger of equals, although Viacom is clearly the acquiring party. "I had always thought of CBS as a network," says Redstone. "But it's much more than that." Redstone saw a good fit. CBS was strong domestically; Viacom was growing fast internationally. And shareholders had long expressed concerns that Redstone, who remains in fine fettle, had no clear successor. Karmazin, a darling on Wall Street for driving up the stock price of CBS, and of Infinity Broadcasting before that, would neatly resolve that issue...
...Karmazin, a shareholder-first kind of guy, like Redstone--and one reason Redstone could dump his own team. He praises Karmazin's "easy, nonarrogant" style and bristles at the notion that he can't work with a strong No. 2. "There's only one time it didn't work out," he says, referring to former heir apparent Frank Biondi...
...ranked player enough to help Serena win on Saturday. Said Serena: "Venus was so bummed...and that encouraged me to be even tougher out there." Still, on victory Saturday, as her parents exulted in the stands, the camera panned to a wistful Venus staring straight ahead, betraying no strong emotion. Later, Serena said, "I've never seen her that down before...
...have lost too much of their eyesight and reflexes to drive a car safely. Few states make sure the elderly are fit to sit behind the wheel. Only Illinois retests older drivers, and attempts to pass a similar bill in California were shelved last week after strong opposition from the senior lobby. Even so, a new poll by the Field Institute reveals that 83% of Californians favor exams for those over 75. Also favoring the tests were 68% of those ages 75 and older...
...market?s other, more powerful anti-baldness drug. It seems that in the course of wooing balding men, Pharmacia & Upjohn has tripped over its own advertising claims: The Rogaine web site boasts that the product is ?medically proven to regrow hair,? while following pages back away from such strong language, focusing instead on various caveats to be kept in mind by prospective users: Some men may experience only slowed hair loss, and others may experience nothing but a thinning wallet. Once you get past the initial fanfare of optimism, the prognosis is not particularly hopeful...