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frames- [ARG0 They] [rel cite] [ARG1 a lack of `` imbalances '' that *T*-47 provide early warning signals of a downturn] .
- [ARG0 Many attorneys] have returned incomplete forms to the IRS in recent years , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 attorney-client privilege] .
- But [ARG0 company officials] said yesterday that they decided *-2 to take a $ 43 million *U* pretax charge for the period *-3 to cover a restructuring of world-wide manufacturing operations , *-4 [rel citing] [ARG1 extended weakness in the market as well as a decision * to switch to more economical production techniques] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel cites] [ARG1 the recent deal between the Mitsubishi Estate Co. and the Rockefeller Group , as well as the possible white knight role of an undisclosed Japanese company in the Georgia-Pacific Corp. takeover bid for Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.] as [ARG2-as evidence] .
- Mr. Leming was n't surprised *-1 by [ARG1 the lower price] [rel cited] * by [ARG0-by NL] , *-1 saying 0 he believes that $ 55 *U* a share is `` the most 0 you can pay *T*-2 for Georgia Gulf before it becomes a bad acquisition . ''
- Of the approximately 200 sponsors of the recent march in Washington for the homeless , [ARG0 you] chose *-1 to [rel cite] [ARG1 such groups as the National Association of Home Builders and the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen] , *-1 insinuating that the march got its major support from self-serving groups that `` *T*-2 know a good thing when they see it *T*-3 , '' and that the crusade was based *-23 on greed or the profit motive .
- [ARG0 Mr. McGuigan] [rel cites] [ARG1 three completed efforts in Oklahoma] .
- [ARG0 *-1] [rel Citing] [ARG1 the October 1987 crash] , Glenn Miller says , `` It 's like the last crash -- they threatened , but no one did anything . ''
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-DIS also] considers the market overvalued and [rel cites] [ARG1 the troubles in junk bonds] .
- [ARG0 Both Moody 's and S&P] [rel cited] [ARG1 First Boston 's reliance in recent years on merchant banking , which *T*-1 has been responsible for a significant portion of the closely held firm 's profit] .
- [ARG0 The court] rejected strict liability for prescription drugs , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 the huge , hidden social costs] .
- [ARG0 They] [rel cited] [ARG1 Wall Street 's recent volatility and the lack of a clear indication over the market 's short-term direction] as [ARG2-as factors in the institutional caution] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Beall] said that he was generally pleased with the latest numbers and [rel cited] [ARG1 a particularly strong showing by the company 's electronics segment] .
- [ARG0 Savin] [rel cited] `` [ARG1 a general softening in the demand for office products in the market segments in which Savin competes *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 interest costs and amortization of goodwill] as [ARG2-as factors in the loss] .
- [ARG0 Nissan] [rel cited] [ARG1 strong domestic sales against the backdrop of continuous economic expansion] .
- [ARG0 The Nicaraguan president] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 attacks by the U.S.-backed rebels] , suspended a 19-month-old cease-fire and accused Bush of `` * promoting death . ''
- Mr. Kennedy suggested 0 Democrats `` yielded a great deal '' on the size of the increase , but [ARG0 he] [rel cited] [ARG1 concessions from the White House on the training wage , which he said 0 *T*-2 *T*-1 make it `` less harsh] . ''
- Visitors in his chambers say 0 [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD could] [rel cite] [ARGM-MNR precisely] [ARG1 the years , months , weeks and days remaining until mandatory retirement would force aside the presiding president judge , * giving Judge O'Kicki the seniority required * to take over as the county 's top court administrator] .
- The judge also said 0 [ARG1 the two marital testimonial privileges] [rel cited] * by [ARG0-by Mrs. Marcos] do n't apply .
- [ARG1 The second marital privilege] [rel cited] * by [ARG0-by Mrs. Marcos] protects confidential communications between spouses .
- [ARG0 Mr. Nakamura] [rel cites] [ARG1 the case of a customer who *T*-4 wants *-1 to build a giant tourism complex in Baja and *T*-4 has been trying for eight years *-2 to get around Mexican restrictions on foreign ownership of beachfront property] .
- [ARG0 Coast Savings Financial Inc.] reported a third-quarter loss , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 a previously announced capital restructuring program] .
- In an interview , he said 0 federal regulators eventually declared one of [ARG1 the loans] 0 [ARG0 the state regulator] [rel cited] *T*-1 to be a total loss , and forced Lincoln to make an $ 18 million *U* downward adjustment on another .
- [ARG1 Time pressures and the ebb of the fitness fad] are [rel cited] *-1 as [ARG2-as reasons for the decline] .
- [ARGM-ADV Perhaps] [ARG0 he] [ARGM-MOD might] have [rel cited] [ARG1 Mr. Gorbachev 's need for `` a stable currency , free and competitive markets , private property and real prices '' and other pie-in-the-sky reforms] .
- He also contended that [ARG0 the plaintiffs] failed *-2 to [rel cite] [ARG1 any legal authority that *T*-1 would justify such an injunction] .
- `` Moody 's believes that the uncertain environment for merchant banking could put pressure on CS First Boston 's performance , '' [ARG0 the rating concern] said *T*-1 , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 `` continued problems '' from the firm 's exposures to `` various Campeau-related firms '' and to Ohio Mattress] .
- [ARGM-DIS In response to this] , [ARG0 the Socialist prime minister] has [ARGM-ADV simply] [rel cited] [ARG1 his free-market accomplishments] .
- [ARG0 A Western Union spokesman] , *-3 [rel citing] [ARG1 adverse developments in the market for high-yield `` junk '' bonds] , declined *-3 to say what alternatives *T*-2 are under consideration .
- Yesterday , in documents filed * in connection with that case , [ARG0 Warner] accused Sony officials of *-2 falsely claiming that they never read the five-year contract requiring the two producers to make movies exclusively for Columbia , *-3 [rel citing] [ARG1 Securities and Exchange Commission filings made * by Sony that *T*-1 described the contracts] .
- The ad agency had approached Ms. Midler about appearing , but [ARG0 she] declined , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 a longstanding policy of * refusing advertising work] .
- [ARG0 Nixdorf Computer AG] , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 continued profitability problems] , said 0 it will have *-1 to reduce personnel further , notably in research and development sectors .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 some success in * damping cost increases] and said 0 it wants *-1 to return to profitability in 1990 .
- [ARG0 It] [rel cited] [ARG1 the expected beneficial effects of a concentration on key products , further structural changes within the group and cooperation agreements with other companies] .
- [ARG0 Western Union] took steps 0 * to withdraw a $ 500 million *U* debt swap *T*-1 , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 turmoil in the junk bond market] .
- As [ARG2-as factors contributing to the temporary slowdown] , [ARG0 he] [rel cited] [ARG1 one-time rate reductions prescribed * by California regulators as a prelude to a new framework that *T*-1 removes profit constraints] *T*-2 .
- But [ARG1 the Japanese practice of deep discounting] [ARGM-TMP often] is [rel cited] *-1 by [ARG0-by Americans] as [ARG2-as a classic barrier to entry in Japan 's market] .
- [ARG1 The British shakeup] was [ARGM-MNR widely] [rel cited] *-1 for [ARG2-for the declines] .
- [ARG0 Ortega] [rel cited] [ARG1 renewed attacks by the U.S.backed rebels] .
- [ARG0 The company] would n't elaborate , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 competitive reasons] .
- [ARG1 Continued strength in the dollar] was [rel cited] *-1 as [ARG2-as one reason 0 the trade position may deteriorate *T*-2] .
- `` We believe that there have continued *-3 to be indications of exchange-rate ` manipulation ' '' during the past six months , [ARG0 it] said 0 *T*-2 , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 the lack of market forces in South Korea 's exchange-rate system and the use *ICH*-4 of capital and interest-rate controls * to manipulate exchange rates] .
- [ARG0 *-1] [rel Citing] [ARG1 current stock market conditions and the trend away from highly leveraged transactions] , Grimm said 0 it was n't certain that the total value of transactions for the year will exceed the record $ 247 billion *U* in 1988 .
- [ARG0 The restaurant operator] [rel cited] [ARG1 transaction costs from its 1988 recapitalization as a result of a $ 160 million *U* restructuring of its bank debt] .
- [ARG0 Many congressmen] are [rel citing] [ARG1 the compromise on the `` Americans With Disabilities Act of 1989] '' as [ARG2-as a model for bipartisan deliberations] .
- [ARGM-DIS However] , [ARG0 some bankers] [rel cited] [ARG1 possible parallels between the Waertsilae Marine case and the collapse of Norway 's state-owned Kongsberg Vappenfabrikk AS two years ago] .
- But while [ARG0 better-off Filipinos] are quick *-1 to [rel cite] [ARG1 the logic in * using a language as widespread as English] , they are often slow *-2 to reveal that they are prejudiced against Filipino , say 0 *T*-3 advocates of the native language .
- [ARG0 Ohbayashi] [rel cited] [ARG1 industry publications crediting Howell , currently capitalized * at $ 2.2 million *U* , with *-1 receiving orders valued * at $ 225 million *U* in 1988] .
- [ARG0 The majority] [rel cited] [ARG1 Mr. Masson 's remark `` It 's me alone ... against the rest of the analytic world ''] as [ARG2-as warrant for the Malcolm fabrication] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Breeden] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 not missing a chance * to press his agenda] , [rel cited] [ARG1 the earthquake] .
- `` We would stop index arbitrage when the market is under stress *T*-1 , and we have *?* recently , '' [ARG0 he] said *T*-2 , *-3 [rel citing] [ARG1 Oct. 13 and earlier this week] .
- [ARG0 Consolidated Freightways Inc.] reported a 77 % drop in third-quarter net income , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 expected losses in its Emery Worldwide shipping business] .
- [ARG0 Amdahl Corp. , a maker of mainframe computers ,] reported a sharp decline in net income for its third quarter , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 pricecutting by competitors and adverse effects from a strong U.S. dollar] .
- [ARG0 Spiegel Inc.] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 continuing improvement in the apparel market] , said 0 third-quarter net income jumped 65 % from the soft year-earlier period , on an 11 % increase in revenue .
- Some of [ARG1 the same risks] that *T*-1 were [rel cited] *-2 -- and seemingly ignored *-2 -- [ARGM-LOC in dozens of previous junk offerings] .
- `` Ten million ai n't jack , man , when you got $ 3 billion *U* sitting in the bank *T*-1 , '' says *T*-2 [ARG0 Mr. Frank , senior vice president at International Management Group] , *-3 [rel citing] [ARG1 CBS 's enormous cash reserves from * selling off various businesses] .
- [ARG0 Stephen A. Saltzburg , one of five trustees appointed * to monitor payments to women injured * by the Dalkon Shield intrauterine contraceptive ,] resigned , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 personal reasons] .
- But [ARG0 he] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 concerns over the company 's mortgage exposure in the troubled New England real estate market] .
- [ARG0 Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] last week downgraded the long-term deposit rating of Boston Co. 's Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. subsidiary , to single-A-1 from double-A-3 , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 problems in the company 's `` aggressively managed securities portfolio] . ''
- Moreover , the number of [ARG0 people] who *T*-1 [ARGM-MNR spontaneously] [rel cited] [ARG1 lower prices] as [ARG2-as the reason for their interest in Sears] declined to 16 % in September from 33 % in March .
- [ARG0 Only 2 % of the people in September] [rel cited] [ARG1 Sears 's `` friendly personnel] . ''
- [ARG0 David T. Kearns , Xerox chairman and chief executive officer ,] [rel cited] [ARG1 the restructuring and `` strong '' cost controls] for [ARG2-for the 13 % growth in profit from business products and systems operations] .
- [ARG0 The forfeiture memo] [rel cited] `` [ARG1 considerable criticism in the press] , [ARGM-CAU because of a perception that pre-trial freezing of assets is tantamount to a seizure of property without due process] . ''
- Cray jolted the market in July when [ARG0 it] slashed revenue and earnings projections for this year *T*-3 , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 a slowing economy that *T*-1 has delayed orders from government as well as commercial customers] .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel cited] [ARG1 softness in the retail health and beauty aids category , `` as well as the intense competition in the company 's sanitary protection product line] . ''
- Last Thursday , [ARG0 Merrill Lynch securities analyst Peter Falco] downgraded his investment rating on the firm , according to Dow Jones Professional Investors Report , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 a slowdown in the credit-reporting business] .
- *-1 To push through a sales tax increase , however , [ARG0 the state] will have *-1 to suspend the Gann limit , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 an emergency] .
- [ARG0 Mr. West] [rel cites] [ARG1 the Federal Communications Commission and its standards for telecommunications equipment] : `` They monitor product quality and prevent junk from *-1 flooding the market . ''
- For [ARG0 Ms. Bogart] , who *T*-1 initially studied and directed in Germany -LRB- and [rel cites] [ARG1 such European directors as Peter Stein , Giorgio Strehler and Ariane Mnouchkine] as [ARG2-as influences] -RRB- tends *-2 to stage her productions with a Brechtian rigor -- whether the text demands it or not .
- Power generation had higher sales but lower earnings ; [ARG0 the company] [rel cited] [ARG1 factors including work on certain low profit-margin contracts from previous years] .
- [ARG1 Uneasiness about Wall Street] was [rel cited] *-1 [ARGM-LOC in several markets] .
- [ARG0 *-2] [rel Citing] [ARG1 rising fuel costs , promotional fare cuts and a general slowdown in travel ,] several major carriers have posted *RNR*-1 or are expected *-2 to post *RNR*-1 relatively poor third-quarter results .
- [ARGM-LOC In *-2 announcing the results] , [ARG0 USAir] [rel cited] [ARG1 many of the same problems that several other industry officials have named *T*-1 recently] .
- Vista Chemical rose 1 3\/8 to 38 5\/8 after [ARG0 Bear Stearns] added the stock to the firm 's buy list , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 recent price weakness] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Teagan] [rel cites] [ARG1 a list of substitutes] but none , so far , match the nonflammable , nontoxic CFCs .
- [ARG0 Chairman Thomas S. Murphy] [rel cited] [ARG1 Capital Cities ' nine daily newspapers] [ARGM-MNR in * explaining most of the gain] .
- [ARG0 The letter , dated * last Thursday ,] [rel cited] [ARG1 the losses at Valley National , and at United Bank , also of Phoenix , where Mr. Simmons was chairman for 29 years *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 The debt-rating concern] [rel cited] [ARG1 the bank 's move into the Texas market] , [ARGM-ADV *-1 noting 0 its profitability and capital adequacy measurements will be depressed relative to the bank 's past performance] .
- [ARG0 *-1] [rel Citing] [ARG1 its reduced ownership in the Lyondell Petrochemical Co.] , Atlantic Richfield reported that net income slid 3.1 % in the third quarter to $ 379 million *U* , or $ 2.19 *U* a share , from $ 391 million *U* , or $ 2.17 *U* a share , for the comparable period last year .
- [ARG0 Some executives] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cite] [ARG1 tension because of efforts *ICH*-1 by Mr. Sorrell , a financial man , * to cut costs at the agency] .
- [ARG0 Liz Claiborne Inc. , New York ,] said 0 its third-quarter net income jumped 62 % , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 continued strength in apparel sales and the start of shipments of its new product lines : a men 's fragrance , large-size women 's apparel and casual knitwear] .
- Last month [ARG0 its president , John S. Donnelly ,] resigned *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 `` management differences '' with Mr. Kurzweil] .
- The California Student Aid Commission took the action Oct. 15 after [ARG0 a government audit] [rel cited] [ARG1 National Technical Schools] for [ARG2-for *-1 having courses too short 0 *T*-2 to be eligible for the educational loan program and having a student drop-out rate far in excess of federal standards] , and it alleged other serious violations of law and regulations .
- [ARG0 He] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 unfavorable foreign-exchange rates and a lower tax rate] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Skase 's statement] [rel cited] [ARG1 four recent problems that he said 0 *T*-1 had cut group cash flow by more than A$ 200 million *U*] .
- [ARG0 Tandy Corp.] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 sluggish sales of consumer-electronics goods] , said 0 net income dropped 3.3 % for the first quarter ended * Sept. 30 .
- `` It *EXP*-2 helps * to point out how many important people *T*-1 came through Cleveland on their way to the top , '' says *T*-3 George Miller , executive director of the New Cleveland Campaign , [ARG0 a nonprofit organization] devoted to * [rel citing] [ARG1 the city 's strengths] .
- [ARG0 *-1] [rel Citing] [ARG1 figures on home-equity loans] , he notes that `` 11 % of homeowners had home-equity credit accounts , but the proportion rises to 16 % of homeowners in the $ 45,000-$60,000 *U* income range and 23 % of homeowners with income above $ 60,000 *U* . ''
- [ARG0 The worriers] [rel cite] [ARG1 some worrisome trends] .
- [ARG0 Your Oct. 2 article on Daniel Yankelovich] [rel cited] [ARG1 the quote `` A good name is better than great riches ''] as [ARG2-as * being from Cervantes ' `` Don Quixote] . ''
- Last year , [ARG0 a federal appeals court in St. Louis] said 0 the preamble was unconstitutional , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 an earlier Supreme Court ruling that states ca n't justify stricter abortion curbs by * changing the definition of when life begins *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 The bureau] [rel cited] [ARG1 typhoons in the month that *T*-1 discouraged shopping and leisure opportunities] .
- Some analysts contend 0 the total writeoffs should have been much greater , and [ARG0 Bond Corp. 's auditors] [rel cited] [ARG1 a list of several assets and deals about which there is `` uncertainty '' regarding the current value and potential impact on the firm *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel cites] [ARG1 IBM , which *T*-1 reported a 30 % earnings decline in the third quarter , and which last week *T*-2 announced a $ 1 billion *U* buy-back of its shares] .
- [ARG0 Merrill Lynch] cut its rating and 1990 earnings estimate Thursday , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 weakness in its credit-rating business] .
- Officials familiar with the meeting said 0 [ARG0 Mr. Bush] [rel cited] [ARG1 the policy] as [ARG2-as an example of] the sort of congressional requirements 0 the administration contends 0 *T*-1 contribute to the failure of such covert actions as this month 's futile effort * to oust Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega .
- [ARG1 Lower component costs -- especially for DRAMs , or dynamic random access memory chips --] were [rel cited] *-1 for [ARG2-for the easing of margin pressure on the company] , a spokeswoman said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 First Interstate Bancorp of Los Angeles] said Friday 0 it expects a $ 16 million *U* quarterly loss , * [rel citing] [ARG1 property-loan losses at its Arizona unit] .
- The existence of the policy became known *-1 after [ARG0 Bush] disclosed it to seven GOP senators last week , *-3 [rel citing] [ARG1 the plan] as [ARG2-as an example of congressional requirements 0 the administration contends 0 *T*-4 contribute to the failure of covert actions] , officials said 0 *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Investigators] [rel cite] [ARG1 the case of Matthew Valentine , who *T*-1 is currently serving a six-year sentence at Lompoc Federal Prison for his role in Intech Investment Corp. , which *T*-2 promised investors returns of as much as 625 % on precious metals] .
- [ARG0 Merrill Lynch] lowered its short-term rating on the stock and its estimate of 1990 earnings , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 a sales slowdown in the company 's credit-rating business] .
- [ARG1 Alcohol and substance abuse as a result of stress-related problems] was [rel cited] *-1 by [ARG0-by 30 % of those polled *] .
- [ARG0 Western Digital Corp.] reported a net loss of $ 2.7 million *U* , or nine cents a share , for its first quarter ended Sept. 30 , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 factors as varied as hurricane damage , an advance in graphics technology and the strengthening dollar] .
- The stadium was ordered *-1 evacuated *-3 soon afterward ; [ARG0 the announcement , made * over police bullhorns ,] [rel cited] [ARG1 the power outage] , but it later was revealed *-2 that there also had been damage of the sort reported * by my friend .
- As [ARG2-as evidence] , [ARG0 he] [rel cites] [ARG1 yesterday 's arrangement for the final financing of a $ 3 billion *U* bid for American Medical International Inc. in which Chemical served as both the lead bank and an equity investor *T*-2] *T*-1 .
- [ARG0 Mr. Webster] [rel cites] [ARG1 a four-page mailing from the United Cancer Council that *T*-1 offers a chance * to win $ 5,000 *U* in gold bullion to those giving as little as $ 5 *U* to cancer education] .
- [ARGM-LOC In an interview] , [ARG0 Pemberton Hutchinson , president and chief executive ,] [rel cited] [ARG1 several reasons for the improvement : higher employee productivity and `` good natural conditions '' in the mines , as well as lower costs for materials , administrative overhead and debt interest] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel cited] [ARG1 the case of a Swiss oil trader who *T*-2 recently put out bids *ICH*-1 via telex for an oil tanker 0 *T*-3 to pick up a cargo of crude in the Middle East] .
- [ARG0 Rick Sherlund , a Goldman Sachs analyst ,] has raised his earnings estimates for the company twice in the past two weeks , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 improved margins] .
- [ARG1 The statistical bureau 's report] , [rel cited] * [ARGM-LOC in China Daily] , notes that industrial output in September totaled $ 29.4 billion *U* , a rise of just 0.9 % from a year earlier .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel cited] [ARG1 sales gains at its Milton Bradley and Playskool units and in its international business] for [ARG2-for the increase in revenue] .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 retail trade and consumer demand for new products introduced * this year , such as Cherry Merry Muffin and Turtle Tots] .
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 the company] [rel cited] [ARG1 cost-reduction moves and interest income] .
- [ARGM-ADV Among other things] , [ARG0 the brief] [rel cited] [ARG1 insufficient evidence] .
- [ARG0 The Swedish Academy in Stockholm] [rel cited] [ARG1 the 73-year-old Cela] for `` [ARG2-for rich and intensive prose] . ''
- [ARG0 Baxter International Inc.] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 cost-cutting moves and increased sales of its home-care products and dialysis treatments] , posted a 20 % rise in third-quarter net income on a 5.9 % sales boost .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel cited] [ARG1 higher tax credits in the second quarter , totaling $ 63 million *U* , compared with $ 28 million *U* in the third quarter] .
- [ARG0 It] [rel cited] [ARG1 cyclical conditions in its Moody 's Investors Service Inc. and D&B Plan Services units] .
- [ARG0 The information company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 the stronger dollar , the sale last year of its former Official Airline Guides unit and other factors] .
- [ARG0 Co-author Richard Hollinger] [rel cites] [ARG1 what *T*-1 happened at one family-owned company absorbed * by a foreign giant] .
- [ARG0 Lawyers for shareholders , Bally and Mr. Trump] all declined *-2 to talk publicly about the proposed settlement , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 a request *ICH*-3 by a federal court magistrate * not to reveal details of the agreement until it is completed *-1] .
- So far , [ARG0 New York , New Jersey , Nebraska , Georgia , Michigan and Minnesota] have outlawed Mr. Maynard 's device , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 health concerns] .
- [ARG0 Reports in the West German press] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 sources in East Germany] , suggest 0 Mr. Krenz may serve only as a bridge between Mr. Honecker and a genuine reform leader .
- [ARG0 Traders] [rel cited] [ARG1 anticipation of the consumer price report for September , due today , and tomorrow 's expiration of October stock-index futures and options] as [ARG2-as major factors in the slowdown] .
- [ARG0 The company] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 market conditions] , postponed a $ 200 million *U* debt offer .
- [ARG0 Granges Inc.] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 depressed gold prices] , said 0 it plans *-2 to suspend operations for an indefinite period at its Tartan gold mine in Manitoba .
- [ARG0 The House Ethics Committee] [ARGM-MNR officially] [rel cited] [ARG1 Rep. Jim Bates -LRB- D. , Calif . -RRB-] for [ARG2-for *-1 sexually harassing two female employees] , but did n't recommend formal disciplinary action .
- [ARG0 He] [rel cited] [ARG1 the example of San Francisco 's financial district , where many new glass towers survived *-2 almost unscathed *T*-1] .
- [ARG0 The British conglomerate] [rel cited] [ARG1 the recent turmoil in financial markets] .
- [ARG0 Great American Bank] , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 depressed Arizona real estate prices] , posted a third-quarter loss of $ 59.4 million *U* , or $ 2.48 *U* a share .
- [ARG0 The company] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 the stronger dollar , which *T*-2 cuts the value of overseas profit when it is translated *-1 into dollars *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 People] [ARGM-TMP often] [rel cite] [ARG1 frugality and distrust of banks] [ARGM-PNC * to justify cash caches to the IRS] .
- [ARG1 A `` concerning '' item] 0 [ARG0 the analyst] [rel cited] *T*-2 was the 10 % jump in expenses , which the bank attributes *T*-1 to costs of * expanding both its consumer credit-card operations and its overseas branch business .
- [ARG0 PNC Financial] [rel cited] [ARG1 higher income from sources unrelated to interest] and said 0 it continues *-1 to cut costs .
- A portion of the report containing names of the middlemen is withheld *-1 by [ARG0 officials] 0 *T*-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 bank secrecy requirements] .
- [ARG0 Moody 's Investors Service Inc.] said 0 it lowered ratings on about $ 650 million *U* of Beatrice Co. debt , * [rel citing] [ARG1 the closely held Chicago food concern 's proposed recapitalization] .
- [ARGM-ADV In part] , [ARG0 the trust] [rel cited] [ARG1 the need * to retain cash for possible acquisitions] .
- [ARG0 An analyst] [rel cited] [ARG1 weaker capital spending and exports] .
- [ARG0 Whitehall] [rel cited] [ARG1 concerns about how long Integrated would be able *-1 to hold together the sales force *T*-2] as [ARG2-as one reason 0 its talks with Integrated failed *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 The agency] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel cite] [ARG1 specific situations where dual trading might be allowed *-1 *T*-3] , but smaller exchanges or contracts that *T*-2 need additional liquidity are expected *-4 to be among them .
- The CFTC said 0 it will propose the restrictions after the release of [ARG0 a study] that *T*-1 shows little economic benefit resulting from dual trading and [rel cites] [ARG1 `` problems '' associated * with the practice] .
- [ARG0 IBM , which *T*-1 telegraphed the poor results three weeks ago ,] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel cited] [ARG1 an increase in its leasing business , which *T*-2 tends *-3 to lock in business long-term but cut revenue in the near term] .
- [ARG0 A spokesman] [rel cited] [ARG1 a `` technical error ''] and declined *-1 to elaborate .
- [ARG0 Paul Asquith , associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 's Sloan School of Management] , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 a pattern of junk-bond default rates that *T*-1 are low in the early years after issuance and rise later] , says , `` We 're now in a period where we 're starting *-3 to see defaults from the big issue years of 1984 to 1986 . ''
- [ARG0 NCR Corp.] reported a 10 % drop in third-quarter net income , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 intense competition that *T*-1 caused its gross profit margins to dip] .
- But [ARG0 they] [rel cited] [ARG1 the UAL and AMR examples] as [ARG2-as reasons * to move quickly *-1 to enact this legislation] .
- [ARG0 Analysts] [rel cited] [ARG1 memories of two years ago , when many small investors held on to their shares after the October crash but the West German market continued *-1 to decline steeply for the next three months *T*-2] .
- [ARG0 They] [rel cite] [ARG1 the emergence of still electronic photography , more newspapers turning to color on their pages and measurable improvements in the quality of color prints] .
- `` Stocks have become more sensitive to factors not directly tied * to the domestic economy , '' [ARG0 Mr. Moore] says *T*-1 , *-2 [rel citing] [ARG1 the exchange rate for the dollar on currency markets , the foreign-trade balance and inflows of foreign capital] .
- [ARG0 The computer giant] [ARGM-ADV partly] [rel cited] [ARG1 a stronger dollar and a delay in * shipping a new high-end disk drive] .
- [ARG0 Donald Trump] withdrew his $ 7.54 billion *U* offer for American Air , * [rel citing] [ARG1 the `` recent change in market conditions] . ''
- [ARG0 *-1] [rel Citing] [ARG1 a $ 3.1 million *U* provision for doubtful accounts] , Dallas-based National Heritage Inc. posted a loss for its fourth quarter ended June 30 .
- [ARG0 The London Sunday Times , which *T*-1 first reported the U.S. concerns ,] [rel cited] [ARG1 a U.S. intelligence report] as [ARG2-as the source of the allegations that Olivetti exported $ 25 million *U* in `` embargoed , state-of-the-art , flexible manufacturing systems to the Soviet aviation industry] . ''
- [ARG0 Analysts] [ARGM-ADV generally] [rel cite] [ARG1 a lack of bearish developments as well as rumors of a possible tightening of supplies of some fuels and crudes] .
- [ARG0 *-1] [rel Citing] [ARG1 a payment from a supplier and strong sales of certain data-storage products] , Maxtor Corp. said 0 earnings and revenue jumped in its second quarter ended Sept. 24 .
- [ARG0 The University] is seeking *-3 to block the acquisition of Connaught by foreign interests , *-3 [rel citing] [ARG1 concerns about the amount of research that *T*-4 would be done *-2 in Canada] .
- [ARG0 Kenneth J. Thygerson , who *T*-2 was named *-1 president of this thrift holding company in August ,] resigned , *-3 [rel citing] [ARG1 personal reasons] .
- [ARG1 Strikes and mismanagement] were [rel cited] *-1 , and Premier Ryzhkov warned of `` tough measures . ''
- In a statement , Miami-based CenTrust said 0 [ARG0 the regulators] [rel cited] [ARG1 the thrift 's operating losses and `` apparent losses '' in its junk-bond portfolio] [ARGM-MNR in *-1 ordering the suspension of the dividends] .
- [ARG0 Moody 's Investors Service] said 0 it reduced its rating on $ 165 million *U* of subordinated debt of this Beverly Hills , Calif. , thrift , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 turmoil in the market for low-grade , high-yield securities] .
- [ARG0 The rating concern] said 0 Franklin 's `` troubled diversification record in the securities business '' was one reason for the downgrade , *-1 [rel citing] [ARG1 the troubles at its L.F. Rothschild subsidiary and the possible sale of other subsidiaries] .
- [ARG1 That gain] was being [rel cited] *-1 as [ARG2-as a reason 0 the stock market was down early in Friday 's session , before it got *-2 started *-2 on its reckless 190-point plunge *T*-3] .
- [ARG0 He] is discreetly hopeful , * [rel citing] [ARG1 three U.S. comedy series -- `` Three 's Company , '' `` Too Close for Comfort '' and `` * Check It Out '' -- that *T*-1 had British antecedents] .
- [ARGM-ADV Besides the lack of a fast-selling product] , [ARG0 they] [rel cite] [ARG1 the continued dominance of the U.S. market by Nintendo Entertainment System , an expensive video game made * by Nintendo Co. of Japan] .
- [ARG0 The toy makers , and their foreign buyers ,] [rel cite] [ARG1 uncertainty about China 's economic and political policies] .