Word: fielding
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...hope Bull, which is stylishly shot and admirably Street savvy, complicates its world view. Brokers are neither new-economy Guevaras nor inherently evil Gekkos. They're interesting people in a fascinating field that deserves further exploration. But Bull's idealism comes off as, well, bull. "It's not about money," one character says of his career choice. "It's about being at the heart of the world." Uh-huh. As H.L. Mencken said, whenever anyone tells you it's not about money...it's about money...
...this is motherhood. You can't possibly be against it--a level playing field for you and the big shots. If the rule has the desired effect, you'll be invited to listen in on key conference calls and get e-mail when a company you've flagged files with regulators or issues a press release. As a side benefit, the rule promises to marginalize analysts living large solely on the access their position affords them. They may actually have to do some independent analysis...
That's asking too much, perhaps. The good-ole-boy network that puts the best IPOs in the hands of the best clients remains intact. In some cases the code will get even more indecipherable. And while the field levels, there may be less information overall as companies freak out over what they can say. Some 42% of companies polled say they will reduce communications to avoid running afoul of the new rule, reports the National Investor Relations Institute...
...retain medical and other insurance benefits. The strikers have the support of prominent artists (like Sol LeWitt) and filmmakers (like Steven Spielberg). But the MOMA brass remain firm. "We think we've given a generous offer, and we're competitive with others in the field," a spokeswoman says...
...only way you'll be having an up-close-and-personal moment next month with Don Smith, America's lone and somewhat improbable entry in the Olympic men's sculling competition, is if all 120 or so members of the U.S. track-and-field team--as well as the gymnasts and the swimmers and the beach volleyballers--pull their hammies. Nike scolds us in its ads for paying attention to Mercedes-driving star runners just once every four years, but for elite rowers like Smith, most of whom live a post-collegiate, hand-to-mouth existence well into their...