The new paid search systems direct traffic to other in-stock products when supplies run low.

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The average stock mutual-fund investor paid 0.79% in fees last year, according to the Investment Company Institute, a fund-industry trade group.

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Stockbrokers would have to report what a customer paid for his stock, not just what he sold it for--in other words, his or her taxable profit.

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Those investors will also have to take two-thirds of their payout in stock, while Slim will be paid entirely in cash.

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Should bonuses come off the top-line, bottom-line, be based on contribution margin, be subjectively or objectively distributed, be paid in cash, stock, options, profit sharing, perks, or some other mechanism?

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Since most spin-ins are paid for with the parent's stock, it's a good idea to short shares in the parent at the same time you buy shares in the sub.

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