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...were pledged to banks at the end of last year. A significant cause of these woes dates back to September 2001, when Pinault won a ferocious two-year fight with another French tycoon, Bernard Arnault, for control of the Italian fashion firm Gucci. Victory seemed sweet, but it carried a $7 billion price tag. The timing could not have been worse. The day after the deal was signed, al-Qaeda slammed planes into Manhattan's World Trade Center, crushing the already fragile economy. With hindsight, it's clear that Pinault overpaid for Gucci. The Sept. 10 accord allowed...
Although he would perform better later in the season, the result would not be as sweet against the NCAA’s more difficult competition. Despite shaving eight seconds from his time, Cole took seventh at NCAAs, down five spots from his second-place finish the previous year...
Although he would perform better later in the season, the result would not be as sweet against the NCAA’s more difficult competition. Despite shaving eight seconds from his time, Cole took seventh at NCAAs, down five spots from his second-place finish the previous year...
...season, the Crimson topped No. 6 Washington; it beat five more top-25 teams before the end. Harvard not only defeated two-time defending Ivy champ Penn, but also won all six singles matches despite falling behind in the first sets in three of them. And when an NCAA Sweet 16 berth rested on the No. 1 match between sophomore Courtney Bergman and the fifth-ranked player in the nation, Arizona’s Emilie Scribot, Bergman...
That left no margin for error, but Wang and Anderson’s victories at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively, showcased Harvard’s depth. To advance to the Sweet 16, Harvard needed to add to that its strength at the top. All eyes turned to the No. 1 court where Bergman was beginning the third set against Scribot...