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...prime corporate sponsors include Coca-Cola, which has pledged $5 million and is putting ads on its bottles, and Citibank, which has promised $3 million and is mailing applications to 25 million people who hold its credit cards. McDonald's is promoting the event on 300 million tray liners. Safeway Stores is advertising the event on its grocery bags. More than 500 other companies are taking part...
...incident marked the latest stage in a war touched off last month by the Sydney Morning Herald, which accused Indonesian President Suharto's family and business associates of "waxing fat on government capital, credit and concessions and accumulating $2 billion to $3 billion." The Jakarta government retaliated by threatening to reject Australian military-aid programs. By midweek, however, Indonesia eased its stance and waived the visa requirement for Australian tourists, who bring the archipelago millions of dollars in annual revenue...
...much of the credit will go to U.S. Treasury Secretary James Baker. In 14 months, Baker and his deputy Richard Darman have greatly modified the Administration's previous go-it-alone international economic policies. In September, Baker engineered an agreement with the finance ministers and central bankers of other major nations to push down the value of the U.S. dollar, especially in relation to the Japanese yen. His goal was to cut U.S. imports, spur American exports and head off protectionism in Congress. In recent weeks Baker has been successfully urging other governments to join with the U.S. in reducing...
...people want to get rich?" he shouts to the throng, and several hundred hands shoot into the air. For three hours Del Dotto drums the promise of prosperity into the crowd. He tells them they can become millionaires by investing in real estate, even if they currently have no credit, no money...
...bank mortgage of $75,000. The no-money-down buyer then assumes that mortgage and gives the seller an installment IOU for the remaining $25,000. Persuading sellers to accept this kind of deal is not easy, since many of them would be hesitant to extend so much credit...