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Honda F1 Withdrawal – 2008-2009
From the early 1990s Honda pursued high-profile success in the premier international motor-racing series, supplying
Bernie Madoff’s Billion Dollar Ponzi Scam – 2008
It was inevitable that the fallout from the collapse of international banking and the global
Societe Generale Trading Loss – 2008
The world now knows to its cost that the great investment banks lost all sense
Coca-Cola’s Dasani Water – 2004
Five years after its 1999 launch in the USA, Coca-Cola had achieved a marketing miracle
Equitable Life – 2001
Founded in 1762, the same year as Barings Bank, Equitable Life used to share the
Enron and the SPEs – 2001
For five years straight, Fortune magazine named it ‘most innovative company of the year’. By
Boo.com Goes Bankrupt – 2000
The dotcom frenzy reached its zenith around the millennium. At every stage of its explosive
Dorling Kindersley – 2000
From the outset in 1974 (Christopher) Dorling and (Peter) Kindersley were successful hook packagers (they
Kevin Costner’s The Postman – 1997
Let’s be clear: this movie is not to be confused with the Oscar-nominated II Postino
Nick Leeson and the Collapse of Barings Bank – 1995
Baring Brothers was Britain’s oldest merchant bank, founded in 1762. It collapsed when a single
BBC TV’s Eldorado – 1993
A legendary lemon, Eldorado was BBC TV’s new soap opera for the 1990s. Conceived as
Hudson Hawk – 1991
In 1990, Bruce Willis was a newcomer to Hollywood’s high table, riding high on the
Rattler’s Gaffe – 1991
Honesty is not always the best policy. Gerald Ratner inherited a small jewelry business from
Polly Peck – 1990
In 1940, a new fashion house was formed in London, which traded in a modest
The Case of the Contaminated Perrier – 1990
Panic engulfed the French Perrier company when a North Carolina chemist found traces of benzene
Carrie The Musical – 1988
Most people know the story of Carrie, the awkward teenager with a fanatically religious momma.
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