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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gueiler is trying a more workable approach. Last week she announced a package of tough new policies. Among them: a stiff hike in the price of gasoline and other fuels and a 25% peso devaluation. But her tough new plan provoked a warning from the heads of the powerful Central...
A mighty new weapon-the lawsuit -is being rolled out in the economic power struggle between the U.S. and Iran, and the battling is shaking the money markets. Lawyers last week went on a suing spree, grabbing up Iranian corporate and industrial assets not only in the U.S. but also...
To West Germans, the Morgan Guaranty action was an unnecessary power play that, because of the court action, threatened to propel West Germany directly into the U.S.-Iranian conflict. Said a finance ministry official in Bonn: "It was a damned stupid thing to do. This is endangering not only our...
Nowhere is the need for this conversion process more acute than in the hulking, old steel industry. Fully 26% of its plant is outdated, and replacing it with the best technology available will require tens of billions of dollars. Last week the largest producer, U.S. Steel, took some belated steps...
Roderick was openly pressuring the United Steelworkers (U.S.W.), whose contract expires next August, to moderate wage demands and become more productive. The domestic industry still leads its major foreign competitors in productivity. In fact, it is doing considerably better than European rivals, who also suffer from aged plants and surging...