The indictment also accuses Jiang Xiangyuan, a former president of ChinaCast's China operations, of selling shares based on insider information.
G.M. has decided to hold on to its European operations instead of selling them, and the cost of restructuring them is estimated to start at $3 billion.
And now she's the proud operator of a growing praline operation -- except instead of selling door-to-door, she's doing it computer-to-computer.
Bait-and-switch operations have no intention of selling the originally advertised merchandise.
David Barford, the director of selling operations at John Lewis, the department store, said: "Men have been out in force this week buying last-minute presents in lingerie and beauty.
Auctions are an important part of selling operations in the agricultural markets of many countries, for they have traditionally provided a rapid and effective means of disposing of goods, especially perishable products.
Instead, the government is likely to let NTT continue to run the network, but erect "Chinese walls" between those operations and the business of selling telephony and internet access.
DuPont, the giant chemical company, said yesterday that it would separate its prescription drug business from the rest of its operations with the hope of selling it, swapping it for another company's business or spinning it off with the help of an initial public offering.
The recent colder weather meant consumers had been put in "the right mood for shopping", according to Maggie Porteus, head of selling operations at John Lewis.
He has been selling incremental businesses over the last few months, including an employee-benefits joint venture the firm had with State Street Corp., but doesn't seem ready to take the bold step of selling a major operation, like its Smith Barney brokerage division.
