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Some inconsequential fibbing by executives is allowed - just think of all the corporate bluster you get on business TV channels. Executives can state that they believe their company has the best employees or the best strategy, even if that turns out to be wrong. But when CEOs make statements that are deemed to mislead shareholders about the state of their business, that's a securities-law violation and can be considered a criminal offense. If it is determined that Lewis made statements himself or was responsible for directing the bank to make statements that misled shareholders, he could be facing...
...recursive nature, “Azorno” contains multitudes, and it is to the novel’s credit that it asks more questions than it ever answers. Just whose daydream this is we never know for sure, but at Christensen and Newman’s combined best it feels like our own.—Staff writer Anna K. Barnet can be reached at abarnet@fas.harvard.edu...
...Kennedy—who passed away on Aug. 25—is best remembered for what he became after college: the last surviving brother in a generation of an iconic American political family; a polarizing figure struck by tragedy and plagued by self-inflicted controversy; the “Lion of the Senate,” an avowed liberal who reached across the aisle in the name of getting things done for the causes he believed...
...Cihangir. Then I'd go to Divan Kurucesme, tel: (90-212) 257 7150, for a swim in the leafy, secluded pool overlooking the Bosphorus. Afterward, I'd grab a scoop of pistachio ice cream at Mini in Bebek, tel: (90-212) 257 1070, an Istanbul tradition and the best ice cream in town...
...From there, I'd head to the historic Misir Apartment block in Beyoglu, home to some of the country's best contemporary-art galleries. For a light aperitif overlooking Old Istanbul, I'd either go to 360, tel: (90-212) 251 1042, on the rooftop, or to nearby Leb-i Derya, tel: (90-212) 251 1008. For dinner I'd meet my wife at the Dragon, tel: (90-212) 231 6200, an Istanbul classic, for Chinese food, and then go to a jazz concert at the atmospheric open-air theater next door...