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…even his Foreign Minister, David Levy, was making noises about quitting. He said it would be a waste of time to stay in the cabinet if it was going to bring the peace process to a halt. I warned Bibi, both in the Knesset and in a series of speeches, about the alternative on the P...

8 MICHAEL WOLFF Porter had, before the age of forty, two bitter ex-wives, at least one of whom he had beaten, and both of whom he had cheated on at talk- of-the-town levels. During a stint as a Senate staffer, the married Porter had an affair with an intern, costing him his job....

The First Step to a ‘Turnaround’ is Acknowledging There is a Problem A turnaround situation is first recognized when there is serious concern or dissatisfaction with the firm's [organization's] performance, results, and/or near-term forecasts of [financial] performance and resu...

…e for Primus to green fuel, or will it be too cheap and attractive to resist as a permanent substitute for biomass? For the moment, the company seems keen to squeeze what it can out of the shale gale. With the help of more than $50 million in Israeli money, Primus is building a d...

which doesn’t actually happen. The means of growth Mill describes in the paragraph quoted is the only kind that appears in the record. Evidence from Stock Markets Market-valued capital, reported in national accounts since 1990 or so and assembled at the convenient Piketty-Zucma...

Looking more like some millionaire's Miami crib than a traditional Cancun resort, the all white, Zen-minimalist La Amada Hotel exudes a down-to-earth sexiness and an understated elegance - all creamy sofas, gauzy curtains and personal Jacuzzis. Just 20 minutes north of central Ca...

… 300 F.3d 230, 241 (2d Cir.2002) (quoting Cargill Int'l SLA. v. M/T PAVEL DYBENKO, 991 F.2d 1012, 1016 (2d Cir.1993)). “Then, the plaintiff ‘has the burden of going forward with evidence showing that, under the exceptions to the FSIA, immunity should not be granted.’ ” Virtual Co...

TIIC team. TIIC 2 is also supported by a number of existing investors, together with several European insurance companies, pension funds and family offices. A second close is planned in the coming months and the final close will occur before the end of 2017. We have received sign...

…ies (ex-Japan) MSCI Asia ex-Japan (27 June): 469 (last month: 466) UBS View MSCI Asia ex-Japan (6-month target): 515 ¢ The region continued to show high volatility last month, with its P/BV temporarily close to 2008 lows. ¢ Hong Kong and Singapore markets’ domestic fundamentals...

companies should be aware of the risks involved in engag- ing third-party agents or intermediaries. The fact that a bribe is paid by a third party does not eliminate the poten- tial for criminal or civil FCPA liability.?! For instance, a four-company joint venture used two agent...

…separate jurisdictions, and many large agricultural producers and equipment suppliers that could effectively compete in the can- nabis industry are reluctant to enter the market. In the near term, we expect that cultivators will con- tinue to raise capital for facilities across m...

Calestous Juma, international development professor at the Kennedy school of government and a nominator, judge and promoter of new types of prizes, sees awards as part of a complex ecology of financing innovation that includes many other instruments. He believes there should be m...

Preferred themes e High quality dividend yields (sourced from existing European ® and UK equities) High quality companies with geographically diversified business models that pay sustainable dividends offer an attractive income stream in a low yield world. Historically, dividend...

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…ecessarily dependent on any number of critical nodes whose failure can lead to abrupt — and unpredictable — collapse1. The electric grid, which operates as a series of networks that are defined by geography, is a prime example, says Havlin. “Whenever you have such dependencies i...