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...reported huge losses or falling profits for the third quarter of this year. Citicorp lost $885 million largely because of red ink at its Quotron stock-reporting service and costs stemming from the layoff of 5,000 workers earlier this year. The largest U.S. banking firm said it would suspend its dividend and dismiss several thousand more workers. Among manufacturers, IBM said slumping sales caused its profits to plunge 85% in the recent quarter...
...they (grieved) it, the arbitrator would have to suspend the suspension." Commissioner Fay Vincent said. "Just filing a grievance, if they do that, does not affect...
...executive board joined the opposition, and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is now virtually certain to fight Thomas too. The latest pile- on by Thomas' adversaries poses an obstacle to Senate confirmation, which until last week had seemed a good bet. Most Senators will now suspend judgment until the Judiciary Committee quizzes the nominee next month...
...part, Israel is not required by Bush's proposal to agree to trade any territory for peace or to halt its construction of new settlements on the West Bank. "I don't believe in territorial compromise," Shamir insisted last week. Baker delivered an Arab offer to suspend the 43-year economic boycott of Israel in return for putting the settlements on hold. Jerusalem rejected...
...salary reduction and monthly one- to two-day furloughs for the state's 276,000 employees. His most controversial proposal for getting the state off what he calls "autopilot spending": a $500 million reduction + in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program that will not only suspend cost-of-living increases but actually cut the $694 monthly welfare payment to a poor mother with two children...