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...shares Summers’ vision for the University. As Harvard prepares to select its third leader in just two years, Ford likewise is entering a period of transition. The automaker announced this January that it would shed up to a quarter of its workforce and that it would shift production toward smaller, fuel-efficient cars. In his letter announcing his resignation from Ford’s board, Rubin wrote that his role as a director at financial conglomerate Citigroup Inc. might appear to clash with his duties at Ford as the automaker’s board undertakes an internal strategic...
...Within weeks of the shift ashore, new casino players like the Golden Nugget bought land in Biloxi for casino development. Harrah's Casino, owner of the destroyed Grand Casinos in Gulfport and Biloxi, sold its Gulfport location, moved everything to Biloxi and bought out a smaller casino for future expansion. And, the crown jewel of coast casinos - the huge Beau Rivage in Biloxi - announced a massive renovation beyond its Katrina damage. It plans to observe the one-year anniversary of the storm with a grand reopening to salute returning employees...
...Quattrone case symbolizes that shift. During the go-go bubble years, Quattrone was the go-to guy at Credit Suisse First Boston (now called Credit Suisse) for tech deals. After the government started looking into how bankers set aside shares of promising IPOs for favored clients and pressured analysts to issue rave reports about companies that often had no way of making money, Quattrone sent an e-mail reminding colleagues to "clean up" old files, per company policy. The Justice Department viewed that as obstruction of justice, since it had already started investigating IPOs involving Credit Suisse. One jury...
...sign that the U.S. military is readjusting to fight what it calls "the long war" against terrorism, the Pentagon is expected to announce shortly the creation of a military command focusing on the world's most neglected region: Africa. The move would signal a shift from a cold war--era posture toward one emphasizing proactive, preventive measures...
...work issue was a definite impediment to the team. Some could not make it because of their jobs. I asked them to shift their schedules for the season and many did. Others could not or would not. The bottom-line requirement was that they needed to be at practice at least three days during the week...