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State Street Corporation provided a supplement to its proxy statement for its 2008 annual shareholder meeting. The supplement informed shareholders that Maureen Miskovic resigned from State Street's Board of Directors effective April 7, 2008 due to her appointment as the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. As a result, Ms. Miskovic would no longer stand for re-election to the board and the number of directors to be elected was reduced from 13 to 12.
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Kellogg reported strong financial results for Q4 2007 and full year 2007. Net sales grew 8% for the year due to price increases and volume growth. Operating profit rose 6% despite high inflation. EPS grew 10% to $2.76 for the year through strong performance, lower tax rate, and share repurchases. For 2008, Kellogg expects mid-single digit sales and profit growth and high single digit EPS growth of $2.92 to $2.97 despite significant cost inflation, as they continue investing in the business.
kellogg kellogg Q1 2008 Earnings Release
The document provides an overview of Kellogg Company's financial results for the first quarter of 2008, including:
1) Net sales increased 10% year-over-year, with 5% internal growth driven by price increases, product mix, and volume.
2) Operating profit grew 9% year-over-year, with 6% internal growth achieved through productivity savings and price increases despite higher costs.
3) Guidance for full-year 2008 forecasts mid-single digit growth in internal net sales and operating profit, with EPS of $2.92 to $2.97 despite cost pressures and investments in innovation.
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Understanding Ponzi Schemes
A Ponzi scheme is an investment scam where returns are paid to earlier investors using the capital from newer investors, rather than from legitimate profit earned. The scheme relies on a constant influx of new investments to continue paying the promised returns. Eventually, when the flow of new money slows down or stops, the scheme collapses, leaving the majority of investors with substantial financial losses.
Historical Context: Charles Ponzi and His Legacy
Charles Ponzi is the namesake of this deceptive practice. In the 1920s, Ponzi promised investors in Boston a 50% return within 45 days or 100% return in 90 days through arbitrage of international reply coupons. Initially, he paid returns as promised, not from profits, but from the investments of new participants. When his scheme unraveled, it resulted in losses exceeding $20 million (equivalent to about $270 million today).
Notable American Ponzi Schemes
1. Bernie Madoff: Perhaps the most notorious Ponzi scheme in recent history, Bernie Madoff’s fraud involved $65 billion. Madoff, a well-respected figure in the financial industry, promised steady, high returns through a secretive investment strategy. His scheme lasted for decades before collapsing in 2008, devastating thousands of investors, including individuals, charities, and institutional clients.
2. Allen Stanford: Through his company, Stanford Financial Group, Allen Stanford orchestrated a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, luring investors with fraudulent certificates of deposit issued by his offshore bank. Stanford promised high returns and lavish lifestyle benefits to his investors, which ultimately led to a 110-year prison sentence for the financier in 2012.
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