ACROSS THE BOARD : THE WEEK AHEAD.TODAY Saturn's factory workers in Spring Hill, Tenn., to vote whether to give union leaders permission to call strike against parent General Motors Corp. MONDAY Treasury holds T-bill auction. TUESDAY Commerce Department releases housing starts for June. Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body. delivers Humphrey-Hawkins report to Senate Banking Committee. WEDNESDAY House Banking Committee, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan. Senate Finance Committee, Treasury Secretary Rubin and Deputy Secretary Summers testify To provide evidence as a witness, subject to an oath or affirmation, in order to establish a particular fact or set of facts. Court rules require witnesses to testify about the facts they know that are relevant to the determination of the outcome of the case. on retirement security issues. BIZ BYTES PROMOTIONAL BATTLE: The PG-13 rating for ``Small Soldiers'' caused some big headaches for the promotions people at Burger King. The fast-food chain thought the action-toy movie would get a PG rating. The tougher rating led Burger King to switch some of its commercials to prime time. Also, the ``Kids Club'' logo was dropped from the tie-in packaging, and a dozen ``Small Soldiers'' toys are now only an option with kids' meals A Kids' meal is a meal specified to children, usually to preteens, sometimes younger. One example is the McDonald's Happy meal. , instead of a regular offering. Signs were posted on counters and at drive-through windows at the chain's 9,400 restaurants to notify parents of the rating and suggest they consult the ratings system to see if the movie is right for their children. SITE OF THE WEEK AS BAD AS IT GETS: If you find fault with any kind of movie, the creators of Bad Movie Night at www.hit-n-run.com might be looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. you . . . as a reviewer re·view·er n. One who reviews, especially one who writes critical reviews, as for a newspaper or magazine. reviewer Noun a person who writes reviews of books, films, etc. Noun 1. . Bad Movie Night is a clearinghouse clearinghouse Institution established by firms engaged in similar activities to enable them to offset transactions with one another in order to limit payment settlements to net balances. for reviews of bad movies and bad impressions of good movies. A movie can be either an overhyped summer release or a 49-cent rental from the local video store. |
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