An astute Benji Marshall kick looked to have set up Nathan Fien for another four points but the St George Illawarra half-back was correctly ruled offside.
"He's a sophisticated, astute businessman, and yet he was caught up with these trusts, " sighs the Bloomfield Hills, Mich. attorney, who talked his client out of this one.
Of course, the market never makes any announcement on what it is up to, but seasoned and astute watchers try to divine from technical and fundamental clues what to expect at any given time, although predicting the market is not only very risky but nearly impossible to profit from.
As the chief crony during Marcos's 20-year reign, Cojuangco acquired a fearsome reputation as an astute political adviser to the strongman and a resourceful businessman who gobbled up large corporations.