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...temporarily averts a trade war between the United States and the EU which threatened to erupt if the consortium vetoed the Boeing-McDonnell arrangement. To secure EU approval, Boeing offered to terminate agreements which made Boeing the sole supplier of jets to several U.S. airline, and promised to grant competitors access to certain aviation technologies. Those concessions should assuage European fears for Boeing's last major competitor, European plane-maker Airbus Industrie, which has been steadily losing market share to the American company. Calling his approval preliminary, EU antitrust chief Karel Van Miert said more time was needed to read...
...most complex problem might be this: if you were a local phone company with 100% of the market, how helpful would you be in allowing a competitor into the area? Exactly. Although would-be warriors such as AT&T, MCI ($18.5 billion) and Sprint ($14.1 billion) are huge, well-capitalized companies, they can't duplicate the $100 billion infrastructure of switches, wires and poles that serves local neighborhoods. Deregulation allows them to ride the incumbent's system, but here's where the static begins: they must rely on the tender mercies of the Bells and GTE to put them into...
...those discounters who fly fearlessly into business markets risk heavy counterattacks. Giants like American, United and Delta are becoming increasingly aggressive in defending their hubs, even though their planes are running at more than 70% of capacity. The idea is fundamental and ruthless: don't let a competitor get a toehold in your most profitable turf...
Harvard also made its mark defensively in the form of junior pitcher Tasha Cupp. Cupp easily led the Ivies in strikeouts with 182 (52 more than her nearest competitor), and her 1.87 ERA was third best in the league. She was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week in the second week of the season...
Pacing the Crimson attack was Boyle, who shot a team high 82. Boyle--who led all Harvard golfers in seven of the team's eight tournaments--was the most consistent competitor, averaging 86.5 per round. The only other Crimson golfer to top Boyle in a tournament was fellow senior Megan Murray, who shot a 166--including a season high 79--good enough for fifth overall at the two-day Ivy League Championships...