Samsung Electronics' stock has not enriched executives much: It has fallen by 45% in dollar terms (35% in won) in the past 12 months, declining in step with the Korean Composite Index (see The Korea discount).

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It had been pondering whether or not to make the RPI rise more slowly, and bring it more in step with the slower moving consumer prices index (CPI).

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Last week, Stericycle ExpertRECALLTM , which specializes in managing recalls for private industry, took a welcome step in this direction by publishing its first quarterly ExpertRECALLTM Index.

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