`CHAIN SAW' GETS THE AX.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Sunbeam Corp. chairman Al Dunlap, nicknamed ``Chain Saw'' as the cutthroat cut·throat n. 1. A murderer, especially one who cuts throats. 2. An unprincipled, ruthless person. 3. A cutthroat trout. adj. 1. Cruel; murderous. 2. king of corporate job cutters, now knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of a pink slip. Sunbeam's board unanimously voted to remove the supercharged su·per·charge tr.v. su·per·charged, su·per·charg·ing, su·per·charg·es 1. To increase the power of (an engine, for example), as by fitting with a supercharger. 2. Dunlap after the home-product maker's stock sank, sales lagged and confidence disappeared. ``Let's face it. There were a lot of people who were excited to see Al go down in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. ,'' said analyst Nick Heymann with Prudential Securities. ``Once the credibility washed out, that was it.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) no caption (Al Dunlap) |
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