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DECEMBER
December 16, 1996
High
Flying Deal
The Seattle-based airplane manufacturer Boeing has announced
plans to acquire arch-rival McDonnell Douglas for $13.3 billion dollars.
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December 20, 1996
Forum: The Power of the Federal Reserve
Behind Closed Doors: How much power does the Federal Reserve wield over the U.S. economy? |
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December 16, 1996
Forum: Funding the New Frontiers of Knowledge
Where should America focus its research and development dollars? |
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December 16, 1996
Power
Play
Spencer Michels reports on California's plan to bring competition to
the power industry.
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December 9, 1996
Forum: Advertising on the Online Newshour?
Read selected comments about advertising on our site. |
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December 5, 1996
Forum: A Profit Motive in Health Care
HMOs are proliferating, and for-profit hospitals are becoming the dominant health care force for entire regions. When all facets of the system are in the hands of a single company, is health care quality at risk? Pose your questions to our two forum participants. |
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NOVEMBER
November 29, 1996
Forum: A Look at the Truly Disadvantaged
Harvard's Dr. William J. Wilson answers you questions about poverty, welfare and America's inner cities. |
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November 12, 1996
Repealing Ad Prohibition
A self imposed ban on television advertising was lifted recently by the liquor industry, ending almost 50 years of blackout. Will this lead to greater alcoholism, or is it really no worse to advertise liquor on TV than beer or wine. |
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November 12, 1996
Issues of Race
There have been many complaints about the lack of minorities in management positions at Texaco. In addition, lawsuits have been brought against Texaco citing racial improprieties. Now a tape has just been released which recorded Texaco senior management complaining about its African-American workers, referring to them as "black jelly beans." |
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November 4, 1996
The British Are Coming!
What are the ramifications of the merger of telecommunications
giants MCI and British Telecom? Business Week's Catherine Arnst explains how this
could affect your local telephone service and AT&T's plans to expands its global
communications network.
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November 4, 1996
Frontier Wars
Netscape, again, has accused Microsoft of unfairly using its control of the world's computer desktops to break into the browser business. Does the Mountain View, Calif., company have legitimate grips, or are the complaints only meant to protect Netscape's lock on the Web. Brock Meeks of HotWired answers your questions about this browser war that could change computing. |
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OCTOBER
October 15, 1996
ADM:
Who's Next?
In what has amounted to the largest anti-trust fine in U.S.
history, the Archer Daniels Midland Company has agreed to pay $100 million dollars
for fixing the price of two corn based products. The company, now immune from
further investigation, plans to help the Department of Justice with other inquiries,
which may include investigations into the practices at other firms.
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October 14, 1996
Cash
Cow Dow
As the stock market reaches yet new heights, Jim Lehrer and economist
Jim Angel theorize on what might happen next.
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October 14, 1996
Southern
Hospitality
States like Tennessee, North Carolina and Alabama are competing
for new auto plants, and they're willing to offer millions of dollars in tax breaks
to land these high-paying manufacturing jobs. But are taxpayers paying too much,
and are corporations getting a free ride? |
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SEPTEMBER
September 2, 1996
History
of Labor
On the day set aside to celebrate the working men and women of
America, NewsHour historians consider where the labor movement has been and
where it is going.
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September 2, 1996
History
of Labor
Union membership may be down in the '90s, but some workers' groups
are still trying to improve their labor lot by unionizing.
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AUGUST
August 8, 1996
Price
Cuts: They're Grrrreat!
After years of rising prices, the major cereal manufacturers
have entered in a price war. What are the economic forces driving down the cost
of breakfast?
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August 2, 1996
Forum: Global or Local?
Future of the Internet: Local or Global? How will the Internet be used in the future, and who can make money from it? |
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JUNE
June 26, 1996
Forum: From Welfare to Urban Entrepreneurs
e.villages and Urban Entrepreneurs: A Washington, D.C. investment banking firm has joined forces with a Los Angeles based entertainment company to form a corporation that could lead the way in showing how to downsize government assistance in the next century. Find out more about an innovative plan to make inner city public housing residents, stockholders in their own data processing firm. |
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June 16, 1996
Naming Names
The recent celebrity furor over "sweatshops" -- both here and abroad -- that exploit workers making name brand apparel, is causing the garment industry to take a hard look at its manufacturing practices. |
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June 21, 1996
Forum: Watching Big Brother
The "Personal Information" field? That's the euphemism being used to describe businesses that, for a price, give access to databases that house your social security number, your medical records, your phone numbers, your maiden name, your aliases, and more. Mark Rotenberg, Executive Director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C. answers questions about efforts in Congress to block the sale of personal information. |
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June 11, 1996
Bankrolling
the Future
On his first anniversary of assuming the presidency of the World
Bank, James Wolfensohn responds to criticism from conservatives and liberals
over the Bank's practices.
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MAY
May 16, 1996
Of
Camels and Cowboys
The Phillip Morris Company, along with the U.S. Tobacco
Company, announced proposed regulations to curb teen smoking. The new law would
eliminate cigarette vending machines and limit advertising.
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May 16, 1996
Forum: Mother of Invention
Has America lost its creativity? |
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May 14, 1996
Power
Plays
Republicans in the Senate have been pushing for a controversial proposal
that could change the interaction between management and workers. The proposal
has sparked debate both on Capitol Hill and between labor and industry groups.
Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports
on the debate in the Senate and then leads a discussion between to experts.
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May 13, 1996
New-found
Wealth
India has opened its economy to outside investors, to the benefit
of its middle class.
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May 10, 1996
Forum: Raising the Minimum Wage: A Question of Fairness?
The Minimum Wage Debate: two economists argue over raising base pay |
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May 7, 1996
AT&T:
Whose Company Is It?
An auction for small businesses entering the burgeoning
wireless communications industry turned into a big win for foreign investors.
After an explanation of the high stakes involved, economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the
auction results and the implications for the future of the telecommunications
industry.
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May 3, 1996
Forum: Is Congress Ready to "Regulate" Access to the Net?
Rep. Rick White on Congress and the Internet |
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APRIL
April 29, 1996
AT&T:
Whose Company Is It?
Earlier this year, AT&T's executives broke the nation's
telecommunications company into three parts and announced layoffs
in the tens of thousands. CEO Robert Allen and AT&T's other top officers
said the layoffs were necessary to ensure the company's future and stockholders'
profits. NewsHour economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how those same
stockholders responded during AT&T's annual meeting this month.
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April 29, 1996
Minimum
Requirements
Congress is debating proposals to raise the federal minimum
wage to $5.15. Republicans have argued that raising the minimum wage would force
businesses to reduce the number of entry-level jobs. |
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April 26, 1996
Isolated
Incidents?
Complaints of sexual harassment by women at a Mitsubishi automotive
plant in Illinois have prompted an investigation by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission and a number of law suits.
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April 24, 1996
Philanthropic
Memories
Charlayne Hunter-Gault conversation with Franklin Thomas, who, until
his recent retirement, spent the last 12 years as the president of the largest
philanthropic foundation in the world. |
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April 24, 1996
Forum: Daughters to Work Day
An analyst answers questions about trends in the female workforce. |
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April 22, 1996
Dial "M" for Merger
NYNEX and Bell Atlantic, two of the largest of the "Baby Bells" formed after the break up of AT&T, announced that they would merge. The single company would retain the name Bell Atlantic. |
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April 19, 1996
Forum: Telecommunications Act
New Yorker technology writer Ken Auletta looks at the new act and its impact on the Internet. |
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April 2, 1996
Medical Merger
In what is possibly the most significant merger of health care interests in American
history, Aetna Life announced its purchase of U.S. Healthcare for $8.8 billion.
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April 2, 1996
Whom
the Bells Toll
Two of the western "Baby Bells" announced Monday that they
would merge. SBC Corporation offered $17 billion for the Pacific Telesis Group.
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MARCH
March 25, 1996
Forum: Dr. Harris Sussman on Coping With Economic Insecurity
Dr. Harris Sussman on the economic security issue |
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March 11, 1996
Shock Stocks
The stock market's tumultuous past two days have left investors wondering what happened and what the future holds. |
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FEBRUARY
February 26, 1996
Forum: Mark Bonchek
Mark Bonchek on campaigning in cyberspace. |
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February 22, 1996
Top Bankers
President Clinton announced his nominations for the governing board of the Federal Reserve. |
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February 22, 1996
Fair
Trade?
As President, Pat Buchanan would challenge many of the concepts that
make up the North American Free Trade Agreement and the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade.
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February 16, 1996
Forum: Paul Hoffman
Paul Hoffman on Man versus machine. |
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February 6, 1996
Forum: Tom Blanton
Tom Blanton on the privacy of public officials' email. |
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February 2, 1996
Breakdown
in Communications?
The complex telecommunications reform bill just passed
by Congress will impact the way telephone and cable companies do business.
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February 2, 1996
Crossing
Lines
After years of debate, Congress has voted to fundamentally reform the
laws governing the broadcast and telephone industries. What will the changes mean? |
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JANUARY
January 31, 1996
Banking on Growth
As more economists conclude the U.S. economy is slowing,
the Federal Reserve reacts by lowering interest rates.
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January 31, 1996
Forum: Paul Solman
Paul Solman on the Federal Reserve's effect on the economy. |
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January 26, 1996
Forum: George Gilder
George Gilder on the future of cyberspace and "Smart TV." |
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January 18, 1996
Rocky Road
This week Apple Computer, one of the giants of American technology,
announced large losses and a painful reorganization. |
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January 17, 1996
Forum: Neil Postman Ponders High Tech
Neil Postman on the perils of cyberspace. |
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January 12, 1996
Winners Take All
In the jobs race, are employers putting their money on "proven
winners?"
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January 10, 1996
Down Tick
Mary Farrell, investment strategist with Paine Webber, New York,
discusses whether the recent down turn in the stock-market is a result of slow
progress in federal budget negotiations, with Charlayne Hunter-Gault. |
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