Word: marketization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...another level, consumer advocates claim to be terrified that as the banking industry consolidates, choice will be curtailed and prices will rise as financial behemoths exploit their new-found market power...
...banks really do pose a threat to the public, then Canadian consumers should have long ago begun chaffing under the weight of this market structure. But they haven't. The reason is simple: the Canadian banking system is just better than that of the U.S. For example, service charges are lower in Canada than in the U.S. As a result, Canadian banks are forced to rely much more heavily on net interest income as a source of profits...
...last March, according to the Web research firm RelevantKnowledge, a startling 31 million "unique visitors" accessed Yahoo yahoo.com) making it not just the world's most popular Website but also a growing media powerhouse in its own right. Wall Street has rewarded the three-year-old company with a market valuation of $5.2 billion. Excite drew more than 16 million users last month and enjoys a $1 billion market valuation although it has yet to turn a profit. After Yahoo reported stronger-than-expected earnings last week, both stocks jumped more than...
...situation there. Business is carried out in the name of free and fair competition, but that requires a balance of power, and there is no such balance. There is virtually no protection for Africans against the imported goods and surplus produce from Europe that are being dumped on the market. For many Africans, life is solely a matter of survival and freedom of speech has very little meaning. KJELL-ERIK NORDLIE Vallset, Norway...
American, United, Delta and Northwest contend that Slater's warnings amount to interference in a tough market. "The small airlines want sympathy, so they accuse us of competing vigorously in the marketplace, which is and should be perfectly legal," argues Jon Austin, a spokesman for Northwest. And a smart strategy, perhaps. But now the big carriers have managed to attract the attention of both the Transportation and Justice departments. As Microsoft can attest, a smart business strategy isn't necessarily smart politics...