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...prominently figured in speculation about the search throughout the fall. In the Dec. 2, 1970 issue of The Crimson, Bok's picture even appeared in the "Clip and Save" section of wallet-size photos of would-be celebrities, right next to a picture of Ali McGraw from Love Story...
Judging from the cascade of credit-card offers in your mailbox, you would think there is plenty of competition in the industry. Banks have been leaping over one another to grab more of what industry types call "wallet share"--a bigger chunk of the 80% of U.S. households that already carry plastic. So banks pick fights with other banks. Special, predatory offers abound--2.87 billion mailings in 1999 alone. "Competition doesn't get any better than this," says David Robertson, president of the Nilson Report, a credit-card-industry newsletter...
...access various e-mail accounts and websites, trade stocks, buy goods and pay bills with a single click, using personal and banking information stored in a fraud-proof way," says Gloton, 56, as he removes the "smart card" that gives him these powers and returns it to his wallet. "This card contains a microchip that makes it a veritable minicomputer--with memory and processing power," he goes on. "I can use it with any PC on Earth. It can't be used by anyone else, since only I know the code. It can't even be hacked into, since...
...fund. "Amy brings investment discipline with social concerns." Domini's latest crusade: persuading the $7 trillion U.S. mutual-fund industry to post shareholder-resolution votes on its websites. "It's outrageous that managers are not telling investors how they vote," says Domini. "The small investor wants to fatten her wallet, but she also wants to breathe clean air and work in a safe environment...
...Officer Bates finishes processing the Roderick arrest and heads home, three hours after her shift ended. The extra time was worth it, she says--two laptops, a wallet and other computer equipment will be returned to their rightful owners...