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...their own sake, irrespective of what was being merged-and even if the merger could be accomplished only by borrowing so many billions as to crush the merged company under a mountain of debt. We are still living with the consequences. The need to undo some mergers helped launch the downsizing mania that has spawned a crazy credo: companies exist not for the purpose of producing goods and services, nor even maximizing profits, but in order to reduce their work forces...
Responding to Sunday's suicide bombing in Israel, President Clinton has frozen the U.S. assets of 12 terrorist groups and 18 individuals believed to be associated with terrorist organizations. White House officials also plan to launch a broader initiative against terrorists and drug smugglers, including tougher checks on suspected terrorists at U.S. entry points. Clinton's order targets a laundry list of the infamous. Among them: Islamic Jihad, thought responsible for Sunday's killing of 19 Israelis; Hizbollah, suspected in the 1983 suicide bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut; Abu Nidal; Hamas; Black September; the Fatah Revolutionary Council...
...overstatement to suggest that without Deng, China will tumble into disorder. But his departure will usher in the greatest period of uncertainty since the death of Mao Zedong in 1976. So pervasive is his influence that rumors of his illnesses regularly launch East Asian stock markets into stomach-churning plunges. For years the reclusive leader has proved those reports premature, quelling the buzz by appearing in public, hale and hearty as ever...
...latest version of Windows, Bob ties together all the uses most people will have for their home computer into cartoon-like images of a living room, kitchen or den. Many of the objects on the desks and shelves do things. Click on the paper and pencil, for example, to launch a word-processing program. Click on the calendar to bring up your daily appointment book. Click on a checkbook to see where your money has gone. When you get stuck, cutesy characters with attitude help you out with grunts and gestures and little bits of printed instruction. Microsoft says...
...covering 79% of the country), and is promising advertisers an optimistic 7 rating (nearly what Fox now averages in a typical week), largely because of high expectations for its Star Trek series. Warner, which has confirmed only 43 affiliates thus far but says more will be on board by launch time, has had to resort to cable -- it will be carried on superstation WGN -- to boost its coverage to 72% of the country...