Word: weaker
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thousands of workers who have been laid off as a result of KKR's deals see little virtue in leveraged buyouts. Top executives go along with or even instigate buyouts because as major shareholders they stand to profit. The resulting companies may be leaner, but often they are also weaker, with little money to invest in expansion or innovation. Says Michel David-Weill, the French senior managing partner of the Lazard Freres investment firm: "The wave of leveraged buyouts is weakening the competitiveness of many U.S. companies that have fought so hard to regain...
...total of $140 billion, compared with $170 billion in 1987 -- progress may be slowing. That prospect has aborted the U.S. dollar's summer rally. The currency fell last week to 128.25 yen, capping a decline of 4% since August. The plunging dollar reflected the belief among traders that a weaker currency will be necessary to wean U.S. consumers from foreign imports...
...carried out by raiders financed with junk bonds. No wonder corporate executives focus on short-term profits and their companies' stock prices if they constantly have to look over their shoulders for a raider. Even worse, hostile takeovers often saddle the target companies with huge debts that make them weaker than they were before the raid. The solution is not to ban all hostile takeovers, which would allow some ineffective chief executives to remain entrenched for life. But the Government could put restrictions on the amount of debt that could be accumulated to finance takeovers. In addition, the tax deductibility...
...network, though hampered by a weaker station lineup, has also made an impact on network viewing, especially on Sunday nights. Fox's 21 Jump Street, a teen-oriented cop show, has grabbed a healthy share of the audience at 7 p.m., and the new crime-stopper series America's Most Wanted often beats several network shows in the weekly Nielsen list...
Since City Councillor Thomas W. Danehy had the fewest votes among the Independents in the last Council election, he might be the "weak candidate" in next year's race, said Esther M. Hanig, chairman of the Democratic City Committee. Cyr agreed, saying "some of the weaker candidates could have real problems...