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...Frias, President of Venezuela and host of the 40th anniversary summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries [BUSINESS, Oct. 9], served to support my view that developed countries should desist from blaming OPEC for economic problems that may result from rising oil prices. OPEC countries are entitled to use their natural resources to develop economically. They do not need Western countries dictating how much they want to pay for a barrel of oil. If the Western countries cannot afford to buy oil from OPEC because of the high prices, then they can do themselves a favor by finding alternatives...
...they were pointed at Washington and Wichita, Kans. Like so much else in the onetime land of Lenin, however, the big guns have gone Big Business. Last week the U.S.-based ONE STOP SATELLITE SOLUTIONS (O.S.S.S.) announced that it had signed an agreement with the Russia-based KOSMOTRAS to use decommissioned SS-18s as launchers for commercial satellites...
Websites are bringing buyers and sellers together in a variety of ways, including cooperative purchasing and catalog buying. Some of the more popular exchanges use so-called reverse auctions to play matchmaker. Here's how they work: a prospective buyer completes a request-for-quote form, the exchange matches it with prequalified suppliers, and they submit a quote. Some exchanges let vendors see other bids while the auction is under way, and others reveal the winning bid to vendors only after the auction. Either way, buyers can choose the quote that best suits their needs...
There's no question the opportunities are there. Today there are more than 7.4 million small businesses in the U.S., and roughly 62% have a presence online. Most small businesses use the Internet only for e-mail, and a mere fraction have discovered online auctions. Business is expected to boom. Small businesses will account for approximately $118 billion in e-commerce in 2002, up from roughly $25 billion in 1999, according to AMI-Partners, a New York City-based Internet research firm specializing in small businesses...
...Gore team sues Harris for failing to adhere to Judge Lewis' Tuesday ruling. Gore claims she did not use appropriate discretion before dismissing the counties' request to submit hand-counted ballots...