They chase all these shiny objects that aren't core to the business.
Citigroup has said its portfolio of retail credit-card loans isn't a core business.
"They did not arrest any core group, because we don't have a core group, " said Anonymous in its statement.
The reason is that, unlike Buffett and Tisch, they didn't stick to core principles.
Along the way they identified a niche: those who liked eco-friendly products but weren't hard-core "granola" types.
It's a lot of work for a sector that shouldn't be the core portion of any investor's portfolio.
Best Buy has stated that the investigation is "unrelated to the company's operations or financial controls" and doesn't affect its core business.
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American Airlines and any other company that can't fulfill its core mission on a regular basis, whether it's safe and efficient airline travel or safe peanut butter or cynanide-free Tylenol, may not be long for this world.
"It needs to get into Google's core business in a serious way so Google can't get into Microsoft's core business"--software services.
Zynga games didn't attract mid-core to core gamers and they flooded back out to 'American Idol' or whatever other entertainment is popular today.
But what I won't do is change my core values because of politics or because of pressure.
Such tactics might sell more tickets, "but wouldn't be true to the core of the film, " she says.
Well I just don't think there is a right-wing core that you can speak to, you frankly, you know just don't have a vote if that's the case.
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But Enron's investments in other operations, from broadband trading to retail energy, weren't nearly as lucrative as the core natural gas-trading business.
His campaign is still pulling in contributions, and Dean is aware his hard-core supporters don't want him to give up, the adviser said.
In terms of actual functionality, the core technology hasn't changed much: this is still a heads-up display that allows you to control things using your voice or by moving your head.
But you don't have to go each time, he says, because the core of Mr. Buffett's beliefs and strategy doesn't change that much.
The NX gets some updated Core 2 Duos (non Santa Rosa editions) to accompany some serious AV expansion-works while the LOOX T welcomes a bump to an ULV Core Duo processor.
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The T in those names stands for Turbo Core, which automatically downclocks half the cores in order to provide a little extra speed (up to 500MHz more) to the other three.
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"If it was a bad choice of words, it was a bad choice of words repeatedly ... leading one to believe that it probably wasn't just an isolated statement but a core belief, " he said.
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Instead of looking at an openly gay player as a distraction, ask yourselves -- how much better would that player play if he didn't have to worry about hiding a core part of who he is?
"But all the vocal pyrotechnics and technical know-how on offer can't put right the vapidity at the core of a plot that could have been written on the back of an interval drinks order, " wrote Matt Wolf of The Arts Desk.
"Smaller factories in particular may have to close down if a core number of people can't get in, " he said.
By contrast, Facebook Home can't run on Apple's iPhones, because Apple doesn't allow others to take control of these core functions.
These companies recognize that mobile and social gaming are growing, but that doesn't stop them from pitching their games at core gamers.
The pull back isn't necessarily bad news for Dell's core business, or its customers--if it allows the company to focus on other things.
Mr. TOM DALL (Retiree): And every time I hear the guy address complicated issues, he has the ability to take a complicated issue, simplify, get to its core, and I don't care whether it's about immigration or Social Security or, you know, world or world economy.
It has Burr-Brown 2 Channel low-noise Op Amp, ELNA Audio Grade Capacitor and a R-core linear power supply - doesn't mean that much too you?
The core mission of the church wasn't self-examination, the cardinal said.
Thankfully, the phone isn't underspecced on power, with a dual-core 1GHz Snapdragon S4 Plus offering more than enough for the generally processor friendly Windows Phone interface.
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