But do such deals benefit shareholders?
These deals benefit the institutional investor in several ways.
Most Congressional Democrats voted no, renewing longstanding complaints that such deals benefit large multinational businesses more than American workers.
Will a deal benefit Mr. Obama, by proving to independents that he can get things accomplished in a bitterly divided city, as he promised during his 2008 campaign?
Some of those deals benefit both sides, some hurt one side more than the other, while others are questionable to say the least.
That changed on Nov. 17, 2002, when an article appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer with the headline "Deals Benefit McGreevey Aides".
The commission wants deals to be negotiated by Brussels, because it argues that bilateral deals benefit American airlines, which can fly anywhere in Europe, whereas European airlines do not get reciprocal rights in America.
Netflix is trying to make the case that its streaming deals benefit all players because when users watch past seasons of shows, they are then more likely to watch current seasons shown by a cable provider or broadcaster.
As Mr. Lockyer sees it, the only people these deals benefit are the financial advisers, who have collected millions of dollars helping school districts sell capital appreciation bonds, according to the treasurer's office.
The implication that any person or firm could unduly influence the City of London Corporation's investment strategy (City property deals benefit firm linked to lord mayor, 7 November) is simply not true.
Mr. Bernstein said that the industry would have weekly meetings to address the marketing of Broadway, a campaign that may include hotel and travel deals, benefit concerts and the possibility of an industrywide donation to relief efforts.
