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...company, has been able to slash one-third of its $6 billion debt by selling coal mines, refineries and even its headquarters. But these sell-offs become less attractive as too many companies rush to unload assets. With so much merchandise on the block, prices have been depressed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, which incurred heavy debts fighting off a takeover bid, sold its Sea World theme parks last year for $1.1 billion, about $400 million less than many analysts expected. The market is expected to deteriorate further, which may force some companies to sell even more assets to raise the cash...
Companies and consumers struggle to reduce their debts and brace themselves for a slump. The Iraq embargo is hitting Western firms too. A peacock revolution in men's suits...
...really want to save the earth, we should be ready to sacrifice. We should brace to feel discomfort in our check-books and a decline in our overall standard of living...
Gorbachev backs a bold new economic plan -- with reservations. -- In Liberia rebel forces brace for a bloody showdown. -- An exile returns home to South Africa...
...village of Deir Dibwan, northeast of Ramallah, the newer houses are made of rich blond limestone, with lemon trees in the front yards and, on the roofs, miniature Eiffel Towers to brace television antennas. The village has simultaneously the smell of goats and an air of affluence. It is a theme park of Palestinian authenticity, a once-was village sustained by money from America. Deir Dibwan has a population of 8,000. At any given time, some 4,000 are in the U.S. making money...