Stepping up

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Miles White has come unscathed after encountering his share of troubles and has emerged as one of the nation's most influential CEO after six years at Abbott Laboratories. The Abbott Lab's future programs and its problems with the federal health regulators, prosecutors and activists regarding the company's pricing of AIDS medicine in Africa are discussed.

Author: Reed, Robert (American actor)
Management dynamics, Pharmaceutical preparations, Executive changes & profiles, Management, Officials and employees, Pharmaceutical industry, Company business management, ABT, Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois), White, Miles

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Lordy, Lordy

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Conrad Black was head of Hollinger International, through which he used a vintage Rolls-Royce, a Gulfstream IV jet, and a Park Avenue apartment. Observers are now questioning why investors in Hollinger allowed him to lead such an extravagant life style at the company's expense.

Author: Reed, Robert (American actor)
Financial management, Newspapers, Finance, Newspaper publishing, Corporate governance, Hollinger International Inc., HLR, Company financing, Black, Conrad

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The Fee Creeps

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Although inflation in the US is said to be under control, many people are finding that their money does not go further. This, according to some observers, is because of the special charges that business and government keep adding to bills.

Author: Reed, Robert (American actor)
Inflation (Finance), Taxation, Inflation (Economics)

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Subjects list: United States, Analysis
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