Word: thrift
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...hefty $250 a week, just from two clients we hear complain to him during the movie, so is probably earning much more - is a cheapie who won't wear a topcoat on a winter night: "And leave a tip in every hat-check room in town?" But his thrift earns an insult from J.J. Leaving "21," J.J. asks him, "Where's your coat, Sidney? Saving tips...
That may be why Skilling hired him in 1990 from Continental Illinois, a Chicago thrift that failed in the mid-'80s savings-and-loan bust. Fastow had a skill Skilling needed; he did asset "securitization," a means for banks to sell off risk in the form of securities backed by mortgages or other obligations...
...That may be why Skilling hired him in 1990 from Continental Illinois, a Chicago thrift that failed in the mid-'80s savings-and-loan bust. Fastow had a skill Skilling needed; he did asset "securitization," a means for banks to sell off risk in the form of securities backed by mortgages or other obligations...
...need to win the hearts and minds of Afghanistan's children with more than food and blankets. I suggest that the kids of America purchase dolls and other toys from thrift stores or gather their discarded G.I. Joes and Barbies and take them to the nearest military base. From there the toys could be shipped across the ocean and distributed to needy Afghan kids. This gesture, in a spirit of hope for a lasting peaceful relationship, with no strings attached, would help the people of that devastated land know that somebody cares. BOB RICHARD San Diego...
...many ways, our panelists agree, the economy is healthier today than it was 11 years ago. Real oil prices and inflation are lower. There's no thrift crisis to stymie lending and no budget deficit to discourage policymakers from stimulating demand. Unless there is another catastrophe, our economists believe, economic growth and employment should begin to recover in the first half of 2002, with more robust growth in the latter part of the year...