Word: urquhart
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...ever regret not continuing in the role of Jack Ryan? -Robert Urquhart, ChicagoNo. I've learned in this business that if you regret the decisions you make, it's really tough-because there's a lot of them...
...with more than $200 billion in assets, and a share price in freefall, a takeover is increasingly likely. "Who would be doing it?" asks Justin Urquhart Stewart at Seven Investment Management in London: "Anyone wishing to buy that asset book at discounted value." Lloyds TSB, another major U.K. lender, could well figure among any suitors to emerge in the coming weeks. It's understood to have been in talks with Northern Rock about a deal just days before the Bank of England rescue. If there's no appetite for taking it on whole, Northern Rock could be broken...
...with more than $200 billion in assets, and a share price in freefall, a takeover is another potential outcome. "Who would be doing it?" asks Justin Urquhart Stewart at Seven Investment Management in London: "Anyone wishing to buy that asset book at discounted value." And further fallout from the squeeze on credit could yet follow in the U.K. Northern Rock rivals Alliance and Leicester and HBoS similarly rely on liquid credit markets, albeit to a degree that's "smaller in magnitude," Collins Stewart's Potter wrote in a research note. Northern Rock, in other words, may not be the last...
DIED. Ian Richardson, 72, veteran Scottish actor whose rich portrayals of Shakespearean schemers set the tone for his most famous role, the immoral British Parliament member Francis Urquhart on British TV's satirical cult hit House of Cards; of unknown causes; in London. As an oily politician, he created a catchphrase used for reporters and others--and jokingly cited by real-life leaders worldwide. "You may very well say that," he would answer an inquisitor before quickly adding, "I couldn't possibly comment...
...more. Public campaigning isn't seen as just bad form; it can lead to disqualification. Yet individuals are free to declare their candidacy, and governments may push a nominee. Many wannabes throw their hat into the ring each time the job opens up--maybe too many, say some. Brian Urquhart, a former Under Secretary-General but never a plausible candidate for the top job because he's British, wrote in Foreign Affairs, "Unfortunately, but as usual, a crop of self- or state-nominated candidates has already come forward, discouraging ... a more serious search for the right person...