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Mandigo says there are merchant bankers, insurance companies and pension funds looking for places to park their cash that might view Hyatt as a smart investment. "This is something that's fresh, has a strong name behind it, and a good reputation in the industry," he says. "It's kind of like an oasis in the desert in terms of investment opportunity...
...Though that's bad news for many smaller businesses that can't compete, Walmart investors have clamored for this push. Despite the company's consistently strong financial performance, Wall Street hasn't cheered Walmart's growth rates. During the 1990s, the company's stock price jumped 1,173%. In this decade, it's down around 24% (Walmart's stock closed at $51.74 per share on Sept. 3). "Walmart is under excruciating pressure from employees and frustrated institutional investors to get the stock up," says Flickinger. (Read "Can Toys "R" Us Sell Toilet Paper...
...Pelosi can't resolve the public-plan standoff and loses more veteran moderates like Mike Ross, she'll have to strong-arm vulnerable freshmen and sophomore lawmakers to vote for the bill in order to pass it - a big gamble in an uncertain electoral atmosphere. So skittish are a few vulnerable Democrats that they are actually considering skipping President Obama's much-touted speech on health-care reform before a joint session of Congress on Sept. 9, for fear of being caught on camera applauding any health-care initiatives. "There are a lot of freaked-out moderate and swing-district...
...people within the tuna industry see pressure tactics, rather than courage, at work. "The lobby formed by WWF, Greenpeace and others is too strong to resist," says David Martínez Cañabate, adjunct director for the Ricardo Fuentes Group, Spain's largest tuna farming and distribution company. "We put so much money and effort into coming up with a recovery plan within ICCAT, and it was producing results. But now it means nothing. Because according to those groups, the only option is to close the fishery - they won't consider other options." (Watch a video of a bluefin...
...close the gap.Senior goalkeeper Nikhil Balaraman notched seven saves and five steals in net to finish a promising weekend and provide a rare bright spot for the struggling Crimson.“Nikhil was phenomenal,” Atkinson said. “I was encouraged to see how strong he is in goal. [Balaraman] is great fundamentally, but just as importantly, he is a strong leader on defense.”Senior Dan Furman also made a positive return to the pool, netting his first goal of the season against the Bulldogs.CLAREMONT 10, HARVARD 9The Crimson concluded Saturday?...