Earnings announcements, management turnover and acquisition activity can have a big impact on the make-up of our list.
The alto saxophonist Logan Richardson was about halfway through his second set at FB Lounge in East Harlem on Wednesday night when he paused for an announcement from management.
An announcement of management changes at the online division, made on the day of the buyback news, said: "AOL Organized to Drive Growth of AOL Time Warner".
The poll was taken between July 7 and Aug. 8. Compared with 2002 results, riders gave lower scores to evening on-time performance, announcements, cleanliness, management performance and escalator reliability.
This would typically end the matter, as an announcement of a management buyout tends to scare away other bidders.
Mr. Wendt, however, was as upbeat as ever in the announcement of the management change: "Our day-to-day operations are in the hands of strong, capable leaders.
According to the corporate-speak of the official announcement, "the Local World management team will act on ambitious plans to transform the business.
The announcement of a management shake-up failed to revive Credit Suisse's share price, raising expectations that insurance operations will go.
In the four months after last August's announcement of new management and $27.5 million in financing, company cash fell to $11.5 million–less than six months' worth at the December-quarter burn rate of $5.9 million.
