Sure, the administration would love to divest of GM at a profit to taxpayers.
As of today, Bank of America (BAC) and JP Morgan (JPM) would have to divest of some assets to fall below this requirement.
After several days of defiance, Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer Huawei announced Monday that it would abide a recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that it divest of U.S. technology company 3-Leaf.
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"On behalf of our readers and contributors, we respectfully ask Reed Elsevier to divest itself of all business interests that threaten human, and especially civilian, health and well-being, " the journal said.
However, in its antitrust review of the expected merger, the Justice Department could force the carrier to divest some of those slots at the flight-constricted airport.
Under the terms of the new constitution, anyone seeking to run the country has to divest himself of company shareholdings that might interfere in the free and fair execution of executive duties.
It was forced by the Federal Communications Commission in the early 1940s to divest itself of one network.
Mr Cruickshank wants some banks to divest part of their small-business operations.
Although not legally obliged to divest himself of his shares, he then transferred them to close relatives, including his daughter and his wife.
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When two merging companies are required to divest themselves of certain divisions or factories, they are disposing of something they actually and clearly own.
It may therefore choose not to squander this opportunity and allow the Verizon deal to take place, with riders to divest some of the spectrum it acquires.
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The Air Force has plans to cut six tactical fighter squadrons, retire 27 older C-5As and 65 C-130s, and divest itself of the entire fleet of 38 C-27s.
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While potentially a long-shot, it will be helpful to discuss such a scenario to find out what it would take for the partners to sell and divest themselves of the entity.
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An unheroic and pragmatic age might readily divest itself of over-sentimental notions about Pitt as the self-sacrificing pilot who weathered the biggest international storm which Britain had encountered since the 15th century.
In anticipation of Senate approval, Mr. Kerry, 69 years old, has told State Department ethics officials he will divest some of his and his wife's holdings and investments to avoid any potential conflict.
Freeport said as recently as April that it would voluntarily divest itself of a 9.4% stake at fair market value, an offer it has made in the past to both the central and provincial governments, but no deal has taken place.
Purcell pushed Mack out in 2001 and retained control of the firm until the spring, when he faced unrelenting pressure from shareholders to divest the firm of the underperforming brokerage business and the credit-card unit and focus the firm back on its core strength: institutional securities.
Foreign firms are required to divest 51% of mine assets after 10 years of production.
Verizon even offered to divest one chunk of spectrum to acquire what it sees as a more valuable chunk.
The answer depends on how close you are to retirement: When will you need to divest, instead of invest, your portfolio to pay ongoing expenses?
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Financial troubles, along with industry shifts, led GM to divest virtually all of the component subsidiaries it had once relied on to manufacture innovations hatched by its in-house army of scientists.
Then, as the law currently stands, the government will have to divest itself entirely of the savings bank and the insurance business, though there is nothing to stop it repurchasing them immediately if it has changed its mind about the sale by then.
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The clock is ticking for Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to decide his future involvement with the NBA. The rapper, entertainer and budding sports agent has a minority stake in the Nets, but if he wants to represent the NBA's next rookie class, he would have to divest his share of the team, per league rules.
Last year the Sequoia Fund, where Lowenstein has been a Director for the last twelve years, decided to divest its heavy holding of Berkshire Hathaway stock.
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Even if some colleges did divest, there are lots of institutions and individuals willing to pick up any slack.
In state capitals across America, the movement to divest public funds from shares of companies that choose to do business with state sponsors of terrorism continues to make major headway.
Bloomberg says the company is considering an offer to divest a significantly larger portion of assets than it had initially expected to remedy Justice Department concerns over antitrust issues involved in the takeover.
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On a positive note, Phillips Electronics gained 0.9% after it announced that it will divest its struggling television unit to one of its joint ventures.
Yesterday, Christopher Holton, Director of the Center's Divest Terror Initiative, appeared on CNBC's "Power Lunch" to discuss the contribution this campaign can make to the war effort and the specifics of the bill under consideration in Ohio.
The U.S. Treasury has said it plans to fully divest its holdings in GM by the end of the year, which could in itself remove some of the overhang on the stock.
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