Word: steel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...They reject the notion that government can solve social problems by throwing money at them. Instead, their emphasis is on formulating national policies to promote economic growth. The neoliberals are also called high-tech Democrats, for their emphasis on steering the economy away from troubled industries like automobiles and steel to high-technology firms specializing in microchips and computers.* They include Senators Gary Hart of Colorado, Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts, Bill Bradley of New Jersey and Congressmen Panetta and Richard Gephardt of Missouri...
...collar firms. One such program submitted recently to the council by one of the DNA firms was rejected outright by several councilors as inadequate. "We need to control what kind of industries come into the city." says Councilor David Sullivan. "I'm not suggesting that we bring in a steel plant, but we could have a technology manufacturing plant that makes for example, computer chips...
...Israeli circle of steel swung shut around Beirut. Caught in the ancient city, the forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization braced for the final assault. But far more than the P.L.O.'s fate hung in the balance. Israel's blitz had thoroughly scrambled the pieces of the Middle East puzzle, posing enormous risks and offering unexpected opportunities to work for peace in that embattled and strategically vital corner of the world. If the P.L.O. were neutralized and the Syrians persuaded to depart the country, there would be a chance that a strong, stable Lebanese government could be shaped from...
Will this merger tend to create a monopoly or will it further competition? That simple question can often lead to a bewilderingly complex discussion among economists and antitrust lawyers about what exactly constitutes a market. Whether the product in question is shoes or steel, it is first necessary to size up the market before deciding whether or not a merger or acquisition endangers competition...
...concluded, the takeover would rank as the third largest in U.S. corporate history, surpassed only by last year's $7.5 billion merger of Conoco and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours, and the $6.2 billion acquisition of Marathon Oil by U.S. Steel. The resulting company would instantly become the seventh largest American industrial firm, with sales exceeding $36 billion...