Word: tycooning
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...rollout of Virgin Trains' latest high-speed service in Britain , two of the $20 million trains were temporarily taken out of service on opening day. Within a new 53-strong fleet, "you're going to get the occasional problem," says Branson. No sign yet of this tycoon slowing down. Tough Competition In her confirmation hearings before the European Parliament last week, Neelie Kroes, the E.U.'s incoming antitrust chief, described herself as "a tough girl." She'd better be, if she's to take over from Competition Commissioner Mario Monti in November. Huge cases loom, including one with Coca-Cola...
...then meets up with an Indian princess named Pocahotness and a horny buffalo named Alma Stextinct along the way. The treasure-hunters run into trouble, however, when confronted by the vicious Rey El Road, a railway tycoon who exploits the West of its resources and wants the coveted Grail for himself...
...SENTENCED. BAMBANG HARYMURTI, 47, editor-in-chief of the Indonesian daily Tempo; to one year in prison for libel; in Jakarta. The court ruled that the Harvard-educated editor was guilty of "spreading wrongful information" about real estate tycoon Tomy Winata in a March 2003 story. Activists have decried the sentence as a blow to press freedom, criticizing the use of Indonesia's criminal code to prosecute a libel case. "The judges had a golden opportunity to write a new chapter in Indonesian history, but they did not take it," said Harymurti, who remains free pending appeal...
...There are too many such false notes. None of them are egregious enough individually to lose the reader, but collectively they undermine the tale's impact. Another example: although $500,000 is a lot of money for most people, as the biggest legacy of a legendary sugar tycoon?representing the wealthiest class of a nation in which the divide between rich and poor yawns wide?it's a weirdly under-the-top figure...
...owners can't find common ground by Friday, the strike could still go ahead. But there is hope on the horizon for Japanese baseball: last week's compromise also eased long-standing restrictions on the creation of new teams. That may open the door for 31-year-old Internet tycoon Takafumi Horie, who says he wants to reform Japanese baseball but saw a previous bid for the Buffaloes spurned. If the current showdown succeeds in opening the door for him and others, it could mark the start of a turnaround for Japan's favorite sport...