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...Born in the US capital on March 20 1950, Hurt grew up partly abroad, in Pakistan, Somalia and Sudan....
...Sales of sporting goods, cuddly toys and puzzles were muted, although dolls, action figures and youth electronics performed better. Best-selling brands included Marvel Universe, Barbie and Star Wars....
...But he may be facing an uphill battle after his party lost big heartland states in recent polls....
...Wexner’s father came to America as a teenager; his mother was the first generation of her family born in the US....
...Dick’s Sporting Goods, the Pittsburgh-based sports chain, sharply lowered its earnings and sales outlook on Tuesday, while Coach also warned its sales in this fiscal year could come in below Wall Street...
...But it simply wouldn’t be sporting. Gary: Man, you’re good. How can you say stuff like that without smirking? Larry: Years of practice, my friend. So we’re agreed?...
...… War: What is it Good for?...
...The good news is that while Évora’s nappy-making unit does battle over China, the company can still rely on Europe and the US to boost revenues....
...They have come to expect a meaningful percentage of the revenue they generate, whether in good times or bad....
...“And Dick Parsons [the former chief executive of Time Warner], who is head of our compensation committee, said to me, ‘You have to go off regular compensation. What should we do?’...
...Dick’s Sporting Goods reported second-quarter profits well ahead of expectations, with earnings up 87 per cent to $47.9m from $25.7m a year ago. The retailer’s shares rose 8.7 per cent to $60.43....
...The bosses of two of Wall Street’s behemoths have been toppled and canny Dick Parsons at Time Warner had the good sense to formalise his long-flagged departure....
...Dick Parsons is no stranger to corporate battles....
...Silver lining Some good news for Scooter Libby....
...But as a born-again Christian he embraced Mr Reagan’s social conservatism....
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