Investor Relations: Courting with More Finesse
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Chemical companies' executives are becoming more involved in investor relations programs, and are beginning to have regular meetings with stock brokers in major financial centers to assure a fair value for their shares. They also use outside consultants, and seek greater access to the stock markets in foreign financial capitals. A significant percentage of outstanding shares of the largest United States chemical companies are owned by institutions. But companies are increasing their efforts to promote their stock to individual investors. 'Fair valuation' of the companies' stocks is the investor-relations manager's main task. Smaller chemical companies have only recently started making presentations to financial analysts. Many companies organize their own private meetings, which are tailored to specifically selected audiences. Written communications, such as the annual report for stockholders, are still a very important aspect of investor-relations. The chemical industry subcommittee of the Financial Analysts Federation's Corporation Information Committee, which is composed of prominent chemical industry analysts, evaluates the financial communications of the major chemical companies.
Publication Name: ChemicalWeek
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
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Year: 1984
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Should your toddler be a techie?
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Many parents are wondering what role technology should take in the raising of their children, especially as the number of electronic toys such as CD-ROMs and talking telephones increases. Some parents are concerned that they should not replace real toys with computerized toys. Analysts say that too much technology may promote passivity, reduce creativity and place limits on socialization in children. Other parents say that the new technology boom is a great opportunity for children and that the interactivity of the toys is helping children to learn faster. Parents who believe that technology may not be necessarily good for their children also do not want to limit their children when all the other children are embracing technology and becoming computer literate at a very young age.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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The Ebonics virus
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The Oakland, CA, School Board caused a furor when a new method of teaching Black children to speak standard English was announced. Ebonics, a combination of the words ebony and phonics, describes inner-city speech patterns that teachers want to help children translate.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
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