The fact is that GE is a conglomerate financed by a money machine -- its subsidiary GE Capital -- but, unlike Berkshire Hathaway, its foundation is vulnerable because its survival depends upon the confidence of outside investors,
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We own Edison International -- it is our largest position. It's a California utility. It could earn 2 a share next year, ... And it's probably worth between 22 and 24 (per share). They have an unregulated subsidiary, which could be worth another 2 to 4 (per share).
Money is a subsidiary of success. People always want to sponsor you. Without them there would be no money in sport.
The dramatic decline in the share price is entirely due to what's going on at its subsidiary, ... This is a serious distraction from the HSBC takeover arrangement that needs to be resolved.
Means must be subsidiary to ends and to our desire for dignity and value.
We have built an impressive roster of captivating and successful children's entertainment properties. Given the increased number of brands that we are representing that focus on an older audience, we felt it would be beneficial to organize a new subsidiary primarily devoted to the marketing and licensing of these brands. We believe that we can successfully utilize our marketing and licensing expertise to build brand value for properties targeting an older consumer that are not necessarily media or character driven.
DOG, n. A subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship.... His master works for the means wherewith to purchase the idle wag of the Solomonic tail, seasoned with a look of tolerant recognition.
If the activities were carried out completely independently of the U.S. operations as part of an ongoing business practices of the foreign subsidiary, that would be all right,
Foreign and Russian companies should have equal conditions of competition. If a foreign bank or insurance company wants to work on the Russian market, it can establish a subsidiary here. This entails higher standards of operation but equal conditions for all market players.
Dog - a kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship.
...We're trying to build the best of both worlds. We've created a wholly owned subsidiary of Best Buy, we've attracted unique talent with an incentive program, ... At the same time we're wholly owned by Best Buy, and we're creating incentives to take advantage of a shared consumer experience like integrating promotions and taking advantage of fulfillment from Best Buy. We're taking advantage of customer service and created an independent organization that we think is allowing us to build on some of the unique things Best Buy does.
Georgia-Pacific is a highly respected company with great businesses and a strong history as a market leader. We believe that as a wholly owned subsidiary, Georgia-Pacific can be even more successful by combining the capabilities of our two companies.
Basically, this is another example of a large company using a subsidiary to masquerade as a small business. I wouldn't be surprised if this leads to a domino effect. I've already turned in two other companies for the same claims.
In the immediate aftermath of the tsunami we did not encourage tourists, but now that many parts of the affected east and south coasts are clear we have given the green light. It is vital that tourists return to Sri Lanka. It is not just the hotels and resorts that have suffered, but the thousands of subsidiary businesses that rely on tourism.
Moving forward, we'll continue to evaluate each subsidiary company in line with our larger business goals to reach market leadership and profitability and if necessary, effect further mergers, consolidations or divestitures to accelerate the achievement of these goals,
This is a company with real profits and a real brand recognition. It's also a new thing for Dell since they haven't bought a company and maintained it as a separate subsidiary before that I know of.