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Mutual fund seeks to regain its glory
The nine-manager team that runs this blue-chip-oriented portfolio has never been afraid to go against the crowd in its quest for bargain stocks.
Personal finance advice, ideas – Money Magazine
Yale B-school seeks the spotlight
(Poets&Quants) — Ever since Yale University launched its School of Organization and Management in 1976, the place has been something of an unconventional business school. Its founders envisioned a school that would be small, communal, unorthodox, and steeped in theory and research, able to groom leaders for both business as well as the public and non-profit sectors. But the decision to avoid creating another me-too business school has had some unintended consequences. For years, SOM has unsuccessfully battled the misperception that it is merely a school for non-profit management, a haven for do-gooders outside the MBA mainstream. And despite basking in the glow of one of the world’s most valuable educational brands, the school has never been able to develop the stature of any of its Ivy League rivals. Enter Edward “Ted” Snyder, the 58-year-old veteran dean who signed on as SOM’s new leader last fall. He arrived with extraordinarily high expectations. “I like what I do so I don’t feel pressure,” says the soft-spoken Snyder. “I feel really good about the prospects here. I’ve been at business school deaning for awhile so it gives me the credibility to say, ‘Folks, this is what we face.’”
College savings advice – CNNMoney.com
American Airlines Seeks 13,000 Job Cuts
The carrier, operating in bankruptcy court, also said it sought to terminate pension plans and to cut benefits.
NYT > Retirement
Siga Seeks Another Lawsuit Look
By VFC:
A Bloomberg report last week noted that Siga is asking the Delaware judge to reconsider his verdict that awarded PharmAthene a 50/50 share of future ST-246 profits.
“There is no legal justification for the court to speculate concerning the terms on which the parties might have agreed in the ultimate negotiation,” stated Siga attorney Andre Bouchard in his motion.
With a share price still hovering just a dime or two above three bucks, the market doesn’t seem to give the immediate reversal much credence. Asking a judge to say, “I really didn’t mean what I said,” but it’s likely that
