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...deal would result in greater efficiencies of scale and improved service. "The fear is that in a large-scale merger, the resources of the newly-formed company will be so great that it can engage in predatory pricing that will force competitors out of business," says TIME's Bernard Baumohl. "Consumers can enjoy lower prices in the short-term, but prices are likely to go back up once the competition has been wiped out." As a condition of approval, the board ruled that the newly formed company, UP-FP, must open up 4000 of its 35,000 miles of track...
...deal would result in greater efficiencies of scale and improved service. "The fear is that in a large-scale merger, the resources of the newly-formed company will be so great that it can engage in predatory pricing that will force competitors out of business," says TIME's Bernard Baumohl. "Consumers can enjoy lower prices in the short-term, but prices are likely to go back up once the competition has been wiped out." As a condition of approval, the board ruled that the newly formed company, UP-FP, must open up 4000 of its 35,000 miles of track...
...cases, taxpayers may end up paying more than $10 billion in damages, on top of the $200 billion it has already cost to clean up the S&L disaster. "The government is paying the price for changing the rules in the middle of the game," says TIME's Bernard Baumohl. At issue is an agreement the government had made in the '80s, when it encouraged healthy thrifts to take over failing S&L's by allowing them to report the losses sustained by the insolvent institutions as "goodwill" assets. In 1989, however, feeling the offer had been too generous, Congress...
...Strong gains in jobs in February and March had sent stocks into free fall as investors feared a rise in interest rates from the Federal Reserve. April's modest job gains had a reassuring effect on Wall Street, calming fears that inflationary pressures are building. TIME's Bernard Baumohl says that if employment figures released today had been very strong, coupled with Thursday's report of GDP growth of 2.8 percent in the first quarter, the markets would have legitimate reason for concern that inflation is building and the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates. "Today's report is additional...
...Quarter of 1995. The surge is attributed mainly to a rise in consumer spending and business investment. "The most impressive thing is that accompanying the extraordinary growth in the first quarter are numbers which indicate that inflation is at the lowest level in 30 years," says TIME's Bernard Baumohl. "This shows that this growth is not necessarily inflationary, the economy can continue to grow and there won't be any reason for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates." Interest rates soared on the bond market today because of the fear that the strong economic figures will lead...