Citations with the tag: DISINVESTMENT

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• Israel: time to divest.
  Tutu, Desmond; Urbina, Ian // New Internationalist; Jan/Feb2003, Issue 353, p5 

  Focuses on the role of divestment movements in ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories captured during the 1967 military campaign. Responsibility of the U.S. to intervene in atrocities committed by its client states; Demand by American students to review their university...

• BDS rally defends Palestine.
  Harrison, Patrick // Green Left Weekly; 11/21/2012, Issue 946, p4 

  The article focuses on a rally, part of a worldwide campaign for boycott, divestments and sanctions (BDS) against Israel held in at Parramatta, New South Wales on November 15, 2012.

• Palestinians call for boycott.
  Bolton, Sue // Green Left Weekly; 7/7/2010, Issue 843, p4 

  The article reports on the efforts of U.S.-Palestinian professor Saree Makdisi and Canadian-Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu in promoting the international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

• Few disposals suggest a slow start to spring.
  Shirley, Andrew // Farmers Weekly; 1/17/2003, Vol. 138 Issue 3, p74 

  Reports the divestiture of several farms in Great Britain in January 2003. Reasons behind the move; Manor Farm in Admington, Warks; Greyland, an organic livestock holding at Holsworthy Beacon; KVN Stockdale in Devon.

• Scarcity pushes Cotswold unit up.
  Shirley, Andrew // Farmers Weekly; 1/17/2003, Vol. 138 Issue 3, p74 

  Reports the disinvestment of the Calcot Farm in Great Britain in January 2003. Sale price; Description of the farm; Productivity of the farm.

• Tenant sector ends on a high.
  Shirley, Andrew // Farmers Weekly; 1/17/2003, Vol. 138 Issue 3, p74 

  Reports the disinvestment of the College Farm, near Milton Keynes in Bucks, England in January 2003. Description of the farm; Sale price; Buyer of the farm.

• Divesting a continued trend.
  Shirley, Andrew // National Petroleum News; Oct2011, Vol. 103 Issue 7, p21 

  The article reports that disinvestment of branded gasoline retail outlets has continued in 2010 in the U.S.

• CAUSES OF DISINVESTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY'S HOUSING.
  Clapp, John M. // Annals of Regional Science; Nov75, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p93 

  A model of the housing market in cross-sectional disequilibrium is developed and tested with data on New York City census tracts. The sampled tracts experienced substantial declines in the multifamily housing stock. The empirical tests attempt to measure the relative importance of social and...

• How to Divest.
  Leigh, Bobble // Town & Country; Aug2001, Vol. 155 Issue 5255, p72 

  Offers several options for divesting wealth.

• Disinvestment Mania.
  Das, A. K. // Chemical Business; Sep2002, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p11 

  Presents a critical analysis of the disinvestment plans of the Ministry of Disinvestment of India for 2002. Estimated amount to be raised; Background on the disinvestment minister; Scope of the rehabilitation plans; Implications of the plans.

• NetTest Pulls Out of Australia.
  Crozier, Ry // Electronic News (10616624); 2/24/2003, Vol. 49 Issue 8, pN.PAG 

  Reports on the closure of the Australian operations of NetTest, a major player in optical network test. Information on the company wherein its Australian operations have been transferred; Significance of the move of the company; Other divestment plans of the firm.

• Claim Jumper to divest grocery division.
  Crozier, Ry // Nation's Restaurant News; 04/05/99, Vol. 33 Issue 14, p22 

  Reports the divestment of the grocery products division of Claim Jumper dinner-house chain in Irvine, California.

• A Question of Anti-Semitism.
  Alter, Jonathan // Bulletin with Newsweek; 10/8/2002, Vol. 120 Issue 6345, p68 

  Focuses on the effect of divestment on the beliefs of the anti-Semitic conservative Jews in the U.S. Mitigation factors of the anti-Semite; Endowment portfolio of any company doing business with Israel; Executions for suspected collaborators.

• Northland for sale.
  Alter, Jonathan // Railway Gazette International; May2012, Vol. 168 Issue 5, p12 

  The article reports on the plan of the Ontario government to sell commercially valuable assets of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission.

• VOICES.
  Alter, Jonathan // Multichannel News; 5/9/2011, Vol. 32 Issue 19, p36 

  No abstract available.

• Prestolite Pushes For Sale of Units.
  Appin, Rick // Mergers & Acquisitions Report; 01/31/2000, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p5 

  Reports on the decision of Prestolite Electric Holdings Inc. to sell its direct current motor and battery charger business. Basis of the plan; Expected earnings from the sale; Importance of the division to Prestolite.

• Confidence tricks.
  Eisenstein, Paul // Professional Engineering; 01/17/2001, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p43 

  Reports the developments in the automotive industry in Great Britain as of January 2001. Termination of midsize passenger car production by General Motors; Closure of the Ford assembly lines in Dagenham; Implication of competition for corporate cutbacks; Factors influencing the production drop...

• Cd'A furniture store will close.
  Eisenstein, Paul // Journal of Business (10756124); 08/17/2000, Vol. 15 Issue 17, pA9 

  Reports the closure of retail furniture store the Furniture Broker in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

• Oak Mill closes; former owner plans to open new store here.
  Dellwo, Adrienne C. // Journal of Business (10756124); 3/21/2002, Vol. 17 Issue 7, pA8 

  Reports the closure of the Oak Mill furniture store in Spokane, Washington. Plans of the store co-owner to open another oak furniture; Reason for the closure of the store.

• Divestment, reinvestment strategies should yield higher profits.
  Lovern, Wayne; Lovern, Anna // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 01/18/99, Issue 322409, p5 

  Discusses a common strategy called Divestment/Reinvestment used by small and large businesses. Goal of the strategy; Variety of tests to determine if a product or service should stay or go; Technique of using the strategy.

• Baxter to spin off cardiovascular unit.
  Hensley, Scott // Modern Healthcare; 07/19/99, Vol. 29 Issue 29, p18 

  Reports on the planned divestiture of cardiovascular products and services business of Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter International. Estimated value of sales proceeds; Benefits of the sale on the management operations of the company; Comments from Harry Kramer, president and chief executive...

• Lean & Mean.
  Southerland, Randy // National Real Estate Investor; Sep2002, Vol. 44 Issue 9, p25 

  Reports the corporate decision to divest space and outsourcing non-core functions in the U.S. Initiative to reduce the cost of business operation; Shift in industrial strategy in terms of space requirements; Factors influencing the success in real estate business.

• PepsiCo plans to divest stake in Burmese operation.
  Star, Marlene Givant // Pensions & Investments; 5/13/96, Vol. 24 Issue 10, p8 

  Reports that PepsiCo Incorporated plans to divest its stake in a franchise bottler in Burma. How PepsiCo's products will be sold in Burma; Impact of PepsiCo's decision on other companies; Criticism against the State Law and Order Restoration Council; Response to PepsiCo's presence in Burma;...

• Funds say Clinton's actions snuffing out tobacco stock allure.
  Hemmerick, Steve // Pensions & Investments; 09/29/97, Vol. 25 Issue 20, p3 

  Discusses whether pension fund divestment of tobacco stocks will occur in the United States, as a result of President Bill Clinton's rejection of a proposed tobacco settlement. Listing of strategies that were implemented to combat smoking among teenagers; Efforts of the Clinton's administration...

• France Telecom to sell Crown stake.
  Hemmerick, Steve // RCR; 06/12/2000, Vol. 19 Issue 24, p44 

  Reports on France Telecom's divestment of its 24.9 million shares of Crown Castle International Corp. common stock.

• Aventis Sells Pharma Site to Famar.
  Hemmerick, Steve // Chemical Market Reporter; 1/19/2004, Vol. 265 Issue 3, p6 

  Reports on the divestment of pharmaceutical site to Famar by Aventis in France. Increase of the pharmaceuticals output; Distribution of products for firms in the pharmaceutical, health and beauty sectors.

• Will Buyers Flock For Midway's Fleet?
  Roberts, Ricardo // Mergers & Acquisitions Report; 9/10/2001, Vol. 14 Issue 35, pN.PAG 

  Reports that Midway Airlines Inc. has plans to divest its entire fleet of 17 aircrafts to generate revenues for the company. Other step taken by the airline to control finances; Losses reported by the airline for the second quarter of 2001; Routes on which the airline operates.

• SDC Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions.
  Roberts, Ricardo // Mergers & Acquisitions Report; 9/24/2001, Vol. 14 Issue 36, p7 

  Presents an update of worldwide mergers and acquisitions as of September 24, 2001. Summary of U.S. public merger activity greater than $50 million; Private targets greater than $50 million; Divestitures greater than $50 million.

• Allmerica, Angling To Raise Capital, Places Unit on the Block.
  Cecil, Mark // Mergers & Acquisitions Report; 10/7/2002, Vol. 15 Issue 38, p4 

  Reports the disinvestment plans of Allmerica Financial Corp. in October 2002.

• Another Medical Microcap May Seek To Land Bids.
  Cecil, Mark // Mergers & Acquisitions Report; 10/7/2002, Vol. 15 Issue 38, p5 

  Deals with the disinvestment plans of Colorado MEDtech Inc. in October 2002.

• Divestitures Greater Than $50M.
  Cecil, Mark // Mergers & Acquisitions Report; 10/14/2002, Vol. 15 Issue 39, p8 

  Presents a summary of U.S. divestitures as of October 14, 2002.

• Financial Distress, Asset Sales, and Lender Monitoring.
  Lasfer, M. Ameziane; Sudarsanam, Puliyur S. // FM: The Journal of the Financial Management Association; Autumn96, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p57 

  Examines the differing reactions of the stock market to divestments by financially distressed and healthy firms and the impact of lender monitoring on that reaction. Empirical evidence which demonstrates that divestitures lead to share price increases; Sample and methods used in the study;...

• DIVEST from Sudan to HELP Darfur.
  Millenson, Daniel // Blueprint; Oct2006, Vol. 2006 Issue 4, p34 

  This article discusses how institutional investors can help stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan through divestment. According to the author, a divestment campaign for Sudan can avoid causing undue hardship to the Sudanese people by squeezing only the companies that are most complicit in the...

• Tenaga's plan.
  Millenson, Daniel // Modern Power Systems; Oct2000, Vol. 20 Issue 10, p11 

  Reports efforts of Tenaga Nasional Bhd to divest power generation assets in Malaysia.

• U.K. Banks Assess Options for Firms Acquired in Crisis.
  Millenson, Daniel // American Banker; 8/18/2011, Vol. 176 Issue 128, p10 

  The article discusses the divestment options that British banks such as Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and Barclays PLC are considering for the troubled companies they acquired in debt-for-equity swaps and successfully reorganized in Great Britain.

• Selling out.
  Stratton, Catherine // Contract Journal; 11/13/2002, Vol. 416 Issue 6403, p20 

  Analyzes a trend in the British construction industry where contractors are divesting on plant sector. Brief history of the British plant industry; Reason of contractors in divesting on the plant industry; Impact of the trend on the plant sector.

• Cooper may divest its aftermarket companies.
  Stratton, Catherine // Aftermarket Business; 05/01/98, Vol. 108 Issue 5, p12 

  Reports on the plan of Cooper Industries company to divest its automotive business. Information on Cooper's automotive holdings; Sources of the company's revenue; Comments from H. John Riley, chief executive officer at Cooper.

• Denny's Parent Divests Other Chains.
  Stratton, Catherine // Restaurant Business; 8/15/2002, Vol. 101 Issue 13, p16 

  No abstract available.

• Durakon closing plant.
  Stratton, Catherine // Plastics News; 10/21/2002, Vol. 14 Issue 34, p5 

  Reports on the closure of manufacturing complex by Durakon Industries Inc. in Lapeer, Michigan. Consolidation on the production facilities of Durakon; Schedule of the closure.

• Visalia pulls out of EDC, balks at membership dues.
  Fujimoto, Robert // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 08/02/99, Issue 322493, p1 

  Reports plans of Visalia City Council to pull out from the Tulare County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) in California. Concerns on formulating membership dues as basis for the Visalia pull out; Context of the EDC by-laws and operating budget scale; Impact of the Visalia City pull out on...

• ENCOMPASS MAY SEEK APPROVAL TO SELL ANOTHER 25 COMPANIES.
  Korman, Richard // ENR: Engineering News-Record; 12/9/2002, Vol. 249 Issue 24, p14 

  Reports that the Encompass Services Corp. may seek permission from a federal bankruptcy court judge to divest its subsidiary companies following the company's financial problems. Agreement of Encompass with its lending syndicate that grants financial aid to the company; Money drawn in the...

• Sealy divests European operations.
  Korman, Richard // Furniture/Today; 12/20/2010, Vol. 35 Issue 16, p34 

  The article reports on the move of the bedding manufacturer Sealy Inc. to divest its manufacturing operations in France and Italy.

• Degussa-Huls To Sell Asta Medica.
  Milmo, Sean // Chemical Market Reporter; 03/06/2000, Vol. 257 Issue 10, p7 

  Reports on the plan of Degussa-Huls to sell its drugs subsidiary, Asta Medica. Other options for the business; Financial status of Asta Medica.

• Worldspan Sale Marks End of Airline-Owned GDSs, Opens New Doors for Orbitz.
  Michels, Jennifer // Travel Agent; 3/10/2003, Vol. 311 Issue 10, p14 

  Reports on the deal made by the airline owners of Worldspan to sell their stakes to an equity partnership in the U.S. Details on the value of the deal; Impact of the deal on the tourism industry; Implications of the sale for the airline owners.

• Alcoa Seeks to Divest Specialty Chemicals.
  Michels, Jennifer // Chemical Market Reporter; 1/13/2002, Vol. 263 Issue 2, p3 

  No abstract available.

• Yorkshire divests three specialties businesses.
  Scott, Alex // Chemical Week; 9/10/97, Vol. 159 Issue 34, p18 

  Reports the disinvestment of specialty chemicals businesses of Yorkshire to other companies as part of Yorkshire alliance formation strategy in textile dyes. Acquisition of the businesses by BTP, Huls America and Holiday Chemical Holdings; Profit enhancement scheme revealed by the companies...

• Tirri sales binge continues.
  Guadalupe-Fajardo, Evelyn // Caribbean Business; 10/19/2000, Vol. 28 Issue 41, p22 

  Reports that Anthony Tirri, president of Caribbean Airport Facilities Inc., is divesting his properties because of problems with the Puerto Rico Ports Authority. Sale of Tirri's Colonial San Juan Beach Hotel to Chadwick Hospitality Group; Dispute over a credit clause in a contract between Tirri...

• Farm-Value Assessment as a Means for Reducing Premature and Excessive Agricultural Disinvestment in Urban Fringes.
  Conklin, Howard E.; Lesher, William G. // American Journal of Agricultural Economics; Nov77, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p755 

  Focuses on a study which examined the potential of farm-value assessments in preventing premature and excessive disinvestments in agriculture in New York City urban fringes. Nature of urban fringes; Reassessment of properties in Orange County, New York City; Details of the experiences of...

• Living Wage 101.
  Neumann, Rachel // Dissent (00123846); Fall2001, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p59 

  Focuses on the living wage campaign of Swathmore, a college in Philadelphia. Emphasis on divestments and worldwide working conditions; Universities engaged in living wage fights; Identification of the basic premise of the campaign.

• WILL ANYONE BENEFIT FROM DIVESTMENT?
  Welt, Leo G.B. // Management Review; Aug86, Vol. 75 Issue 8, p12 

  Discusses the advantages and benefits resulting from the divestment of American firms in South Africa. Interests at stake from the divestment movement; Reasons why South African blacks will eventually gain from divestment.

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