Not too long ago, billionaire CEO Aubrey McClendon agreed to drop his title as chairman of the board.

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The unexpected drop in the Conference Board's consumer confidence index to 53.1 in September, from 54.5 in August, provoked a "dollar-safety" play, but Chau believes the market is waiting for Friday's labor report to set the tone for the dollar's near-term future.

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Godman did manage to put more points on the board for Edinburgh from his boot with a drop-goal.

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If the board capitulates to this top-down ultimatum, it ought to disband, drop the pretense of outside supervision, and turn the whole place over to the faculty that really runs it.

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The announcement comes on the same day the Big Board dipped to its lowest point of the year, with a 115-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average.

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In a U-turn on Friday, the minister told health trusts to drop their care homes policy and said closures would be handled by the Health and Social Care Board instead.

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Since the board is supposed to be representing shareholder interests, wouldn't it be better to drop the secrecy and let shareholders decide for themselves if there is any added value in knowing what the CEO takes home?

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He used a self check-in kiosk to board the flight at Heathrow and was allowed through when the document was checked in the bag-drop area.

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