Ackman has followed suit: Earlier this year, he bought a stake in Wendy's International and caused it to sell real estate and spin off its Tim Hortons java-and-dough-nut chain.
You would think a gal poised to be the next Kate Moss, as numerous media outlets have announced, would be driven to achieve this prize — i.e., to evolve, career-wise, into a hugely influential tastemaker with a choke-chain on the fashion world, whose appearance in a particular shoe can cause it to sell out worldwide in the space of minutes.
Yet Charney's infamous reputation for inappropriate behavior and the company's inability to change with the industry caused it to sell recently to Gildan Activewear Inc, a Canadian clothes manufacturer.
Don resents the hell out of Roger for spoiling Sterling Cooper by causing it to be sold to the British conglomerate so he could pay for his divorce and afford his marriage to Don's foxy 20-year-old secretary.
On traditional exchanges, buying a large block of shares typically causes the price of a stock to rise substantially, while selling a large block causes it to fall.
That may cause him to sell valuable assets, including a portion of his ownership in the Mets.
By asking about specific events that triggered important changes (e.g., "tell me about the day you couldn't pay your rent, and it caused you to sell your ideas on shirts"), you push to recount the specific incident that created the decision, not the rationalized story they have constructed afterwards.
On July 11 , 2008 petroleum skyrocketed to $147.27/bbl, causing gasoline to sell for $4.12/gallon on July 17.
It also causes investors to sell off assets and flee to Treasuries, which has the ironic effect of driving down interest rates, and therefore the nation's debt servicing costs.
It causes the U.S. Chamber to "sell down the river" the small businesses it should be representing, when it matters most.
