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If things get out of hand, it may also mean a trade war between the U.S. and Europe to replace the banana-themed skirmish the two regions just settled. U.S. senators Phil Gramm (R-Tx.), Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) and John D. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) - the latter two new chairmen...
It wasn't supposed to be this way. Starting in the mid-'90s, tobacco makers suffered a string of setbacks, culminating in 1998 when the four largest firms settled with 46 states for $206 billion (over 25 years) to help pay for smoking-related illnesses. Big Tobacco agreed to curb...
Instead of choosing between the Frist or Nickles plan, the White House and Lott settled on a hodgepodge of amendments grafted from both plans that Republicans threw at the Democratic bill to pick it apart. Lott also tried for a while to string out debate on the measure to give...
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee is loading its monetary gun again this week, having settled in for a two-day sit-down Tuesday that will result - on Wednesday at the usual 2:15 ET unveiling - in another interest-rate cut. The Fed funds rate stands at 4 percent, and...
Most brokerage account agreements require disputes to be settled through arbitration, and lots of distressed investors are doing so. The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), which handles 90% of arbitration cases, is hiring more staff to help sift through all the Internet rubble. During the past five months, new...