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Excerpts: A Note from former Apple CEO Michael Spindler Just watching TV and reading more of the local papers, it seems that the Internet revolution here is handled by much more seasoned people. Whether it is Terra’s acquisition of Lycos, or the merger of a British and a German auction site to fend off eBay, […]

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Excerpts: Liberty Interactive Corporation, Schedule 13D/A Names of Reporting Persons: John C. Malone The Voting Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2017 (the “Voting Agreement”), by and among Liberty Interactive Corporation (the “Issuer”), General Communication, Inc. (“GCI”), John C. Malone (“Mr. Malone”) and Mr. Malone’s wife, Mrs. Leslie Malone (“Mrs. Malone” and together with Mr.

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Texas Utility Giant EFH Poised To Exit Bankruptcy After Three Years

Excerpts: Texas Utility Giant EFH Poised To Exit Bankruptcy After Three Years Energy Future Holdings (EFH), the parent company of Texas utility giants Luminant and Oncor Electric, is winding down what has become one of the longest and most unpredictable corporate bankruptcies in recent memory. Its success now rests in the hands of Texas regulators.

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Graciano Corp v Baronoff, 106 A.D.3d 778, 964, N.Y.S.2d 602.

Excerpts: Graciano Corp v Baronoff, 106 A.D.3d 778, 964, N.Y.S.2d 602. The plaintiff contractor performed certain masonry work on property owned by the defendants in Suffolk County. After a dispute arose, the plaintiff commenced this action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract and in quantum meruit. The defendants moved, inter alia, for

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Excerpt: J.P. Stevens Dies John Peters Stevens, president of J.P. Stevens Co., Inc., dry goods commission merchants at 261 Fifth Avenue, died yesterday at his home in Plainfield, N.J., after a long illness. Source: New York Times

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Excerpts: 20 years ago today, people thought Apple “Back in late 1995 early ’96, when we were at our peak, we were literally hours away from buying Apple for about $5 to $6 a share,” former Sun President Ed Zander would later recall in 2011. In 1993, Apple missed guidance on its quarterly earnings. That

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Robert H.B. Baldwin, Transformer of Morgan Stanley, Dies at 95

Excerpts: “Robert H.B. Baldwin, Transformer of Morgan Stanley, Dies at 95” Robert H.B. Baldwin, a Wall Street maverick who presided over the transformation of Morgan Stanley from a prestigious but staid old investment bank into a modern, competitive financial services corporation in the 1970s and early ’80s, died on Sunday at a nursing home in

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Excerpts: “Sotheby’s to Present the Collection of Robert S. Pirie” From 2-5 December 2015 Sotheby’s New York will present the single-owner sale of Property from the Collection of Robert S. Pirie, one of the world’s leading book collectors. Over 60 years, Mr. Pirie built the finest collection of 16th and 17th-century English literature in private

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Excerpt: “China Under Mongol Rule” Edited by John D. Langlois Jr. Encompassing history, politics, religion, and art, this collection of essays on Chinese civilization under the Mongols challenges the previously held views that Mongol rule had only negative consequences. Source: Princeton University

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Excerpt: Ethel Marie Hindery Mary Ann ~ The end of a long journey. Your Mom influenced my young life greatly. I admired her spunk and dedication to you and your brothers. Hugs from here to there. Keeping you close to my heart. Lynn Hill Bernard, Bend, OR. Source: Legacy.com

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