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...each state. That meant you could not make a deposit outside the state where your account was based, although you could make withdrawals. But soon you should be able to perform any transaction at any branch of your bank, regardless of its location. Analysts expect the new legislation to spur a rash of mergers, ultimately reducing the number of banks from the current 11,000 to about 5,000 over the next few years. That could bring greater competition, better service and lower fees...
None of these uncertainties will be cleared up quickly or easily. The fact that environmentalists and a group of concerned scientists have raised the issue of endangered fertility is likely to spur much-needed research. The evidence so far may not be strong enough to support sweeping government action, but it ought to prompt some companies to consider whether there are practical, economical ways to reduce their emissions of suspect chemicals...
...odds of contracting a life-threatening infectious disease are still very low -- at least in the developed world. But the threats are real and frightening enough to spur medical researchers to redouble efforts to learn more about how the many kinds of microbes cause disease -- and how they can be kept...
...when he arrived in New Haven, Chatfieldsaid he decided on "the spur of the moment" todrive the books to Birmingham and join the civilrights movement in the South...
...termed "illegal monopolistic practices," the government announced a settlement in its case against Microsoft, the dominant company in the software industry. Microsoft admitted no guilt but agreed to loosen licensing arrangements with computer manufacturers, which often pre-load their machines with the firm's operating systems. The deal may spur more competition for Microsoft, but it removes the threat that the government will try to break up the behemoth...