Is the price right?
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Pricing companies for privatization is set to become a key issue in Europe in the near future as government assets worth as much as $250 billion are put up for sale. When setting a price for a state-owned company, a government must balance a number of different interests, and this can create considerable problems. Some observers believe that the best approach is to guarantee investors a large profit by undervaluing the company, but others feel that this can be a risky strategy, as it encourages small shareholders to sell their new shares very rapidly.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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The client is sometimes right
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The legal profession used to be almost foolproof, with annual double-digit revenue growth considered natural. Now revenues are shrinking dramatically, and law firms are realizing that they are in a very competitive business and to survive they must be run like other businesses.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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The heartless right: developmental biology
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Researchers have discovered genetic anomalies in mice that may explain why some people are right-handed and some people are left-handed. By studying mice who have developed hearts on their right-side instead of on the left, scientists have found some genetic clues.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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