But how much this would cheer the industry would depend on the price: it would be cold comfort if the price just balanced the expected value of future profits.

ECONOMIST: The Tote

The idea of a Public Value Test is to make a judgment about the value of the service, balanced against the rest of the market and any potential harm to competitors.

BBC: Trust review: Your questions

Rewards for a stock-price decline "should be balanced against the potential misalignment with shareholder value, " Diebold said in its latest proxy statement.

WSJ: A Tougher Stand on CEOs With Bad Returns