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The article discusses the cover of large U.S. corporations on the corporate pension funds in 1981. It notes the top ten companies that have the largest funded liabilities, including AT&T Corp., General Motors Corp., and General Electric Co. Higher interest rates used for reporting purposes under the rules of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974 (ERISA) are also discussed.

The article forecasts the important trends that may occur in the U.S. business sector in 1978. It mentions that the profit margins of chemical producers may be affected by the overcapacity in major commodities. According to the author, overcapacity will also influence the income and revenues to be posted by paper manufacturers.

Discusses how the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission is poised to slap corporate America with an ill-advised new rule, limiting the amount of commercial paper held by money-market funds. Report that, according to the plan, money funds could hold only 5% of their assets in medium-grade paper; Intention of the rule is to safeguard money-fund investors--whose holdings aren't protected by federal guarantees--from defaults; Discussion on the money-market investors.

The article focuses on increase in business investment in the U.S. in 1964 and its possible outcome. It mentions that spending expenditure has doubled to ten percent as compared to the last year. It highlights that investment in facilities to produce metals is expected to increase by twenty nine percent and paper manufacturing by twenty seven percent. It states that increase in spending by the companies may lead to inflation or increase in prices.

This section offers news briefs related to companies in the U.S. as of September 1973. Canadian General Electric Co. was awarded by the U.S. Interior Department of a contract worth 57.8 million U.S. dollars for three generating units. A federal grand jury in Houston, Texas indicted several sales executives, steel companies, and independent fabricators for allegedly conspiring in imposing price increases. The strikes conducted by the Canadian pulp and paper industry have affected the operations of the U.S. newspaper industry.

The author comments on issues of interest to the business community in the U.S. in 1944. He presents a story on wastepaper salvage as told to Philadelphia Wastepaper Salvage Committee business manager L. K. Bontin of Pennsylvania. He mentions rumors about the collaboration of the National Restaurant Association with the University of Chicago in Illinois by offering fellowships for the year 1944-1945. He cites the pros and cons of the courses to be offered under the partnership.

This section offers world news briefs related to business as of March 1937. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has partnered with American businesses to create a program participated by young business executives. A carload of lubricating oil was sent by the Consumers Cooperative Association to the Scottish Cooperative Wholesale Society in Glasgow, Scotland. Carnegie-Illinois Steel will construct a sheet and strip mill in Monongahela, Pennsylvania.

The article discusses a survey conducted by "Business Week" regarding corporate performance of 890 largest corporations in the U.S. for the third-quarter of 1974. The survey, which was prepared by Denver, Colorado-based Investors Management Science Inc., showed the increase in the third-quarter profits of the companies by 24% over the same quarter in 1973. The third-quarter earnings of Hudson Pulp & Paper increased by more than 300%.

The article discusses the impact of energy crisis, price controls and raw-material shortage on American businesses. Anderson Clayton & Co., maker of Chiffon margarine, is facing plastic shortage which can force it to either switch to an alternate package or temporarily drop the product from its line. According to the article, many companies are re-examining their product lines and shifting the whole trust of their product mix and marketing strategy. Additionally, companies are forced to re-evaluate the way they process raw materials.

The article offers news briefs related to business organizations in 1955 in the U.S. including the creation of an advisory group to help the Cornell's School of Business and Public Administration in its experimental work on administrative science, the awarding of 321,000 dollars worth of checks from Bethlehem Steel Corp. to privately endowed educational institutions, and the sponsorship of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce for the National Conference on Solicitations.

As a part of the anniversary celebration the magazine is presenting a series of weekly profiles of the greatest inventors of the past 75 years. This issue features the work of Chester Carlson. Carlson, frustrated at having to make endless hand copies of the patents passing through a law firm where he worked, became convinced that there was a better alternative than messy carbon paper or ink mimeographs. It would take 21 years for his rudimentary design to become a usable paper copying machine. However, the photocopier would eventually change the world, unleashing a wave of office productivity, empowering truth seekers to disseminate the Pentagon Papers in Washington and protest pamphlets in Moscow, and introducing a generation to the concept of a "paper jam." Few saw the potential at first. But Carlson was nothing if not determined.

The article reports on the unequivocal indictment given by the U.S. Supreme court to the basing-point system of pricing of Corn Products Refining Co. and A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co. It mentions that the decision handed down by the court was based on the goal of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in placing American businesses on a freight on board (fob) basis. It also notes that the court's decision might open ways for the termination of delivered price plans of American businesses.

The article offers news briefs related to war business in the U.S. The Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 107, Ration Order 16, could help manufacturers of vitamin A or D oils to ration fats and oils they can make out of these products. The OPA has laid seven rules with regards to marketing cooperative associations. The WPB procedure involves the approval of housing applications for privately financed construction on March 1, 1944.

Reports on developments in U.S. corporations and business enterprises. Merger of International Paper with Union Camp; Class actions against MCI Communications; Lehman Brothers' stock price rise on merger rumors; Failure of unionization at Federal Express.

The article looks at the impact of environmental crusades such as Earth Day protests on U.S. business. The 1970 Earth Day campus rallies at about 11,000 schools are expected to target companies associated with pollution such as those that make aluminum cans, automobiles, detergents, paper mills and utilities. The response of companies to the demonstrations, the views of students about corporations and pollution, and other protest strategies by students are discussed.

The article discusses business indexes in the United States. The production index increased for the week ended May 19, 1990. The index may be breaking out of its no-growth pattern of the last 10 weeks. Seasonally adjusted output of paperboard, trucks, electric power, and rail-freight traffic all increased. Paper, coal, auto, lumber, and steel production declined. Output at crude-oil refiners was unchanged from the previous week. The leading Index increased for the week ended May 19, 1990, reflecting the positive signals for stronger economic growth given by almost oil available indicators in the latest week. These were sharply higher stock prices, lower bond yields, a gain in materials prices, a smaller number of business failures, and faster growth in real estate loans.

The article presents an analysis of the corporate profit performance of U.S. businesses in 1978. It states that one-third of the earnings that companies reported for the year were paper profit because these were taken from computations of inventory gains and depreciation expense at a time of rising inflation. It suggests various methods to come up with a realistic earnings picture, including an overhaul of the profit reporting system.

This section offers news briefs on several business enterprises in the U.S. as of June 1948, including the construction of the first unit of Shell Chemical Corp.'s manufacturing plant of oil-derived synthetic detergents, the data drafted by General Electric Co. on isotopes of the chemical elements, and the machine designed by Union Bag & Paper Corp. for packing mineral-wool insulating material in paper bags automatically.

The article offers news briefs related to business enterprises in the U.S. United States Products Corp. packs its cocktail cherries in an old-fashioned glass. Master Metal Products is offering two types of grills including the De Luxe grill and the Folding Picnic grill. Parke, Davis & Co. has resumed its publication "Modern Pharmacy."

The article offers news briefs related to business enterprises in 1965 in the U.S. and Canada. Boeing Co. plunges into production of the short-range, twin-jet 737 in the U.S. Bar mill steel prices increase in Canada. Both of U.S.-based paper producers, Mead Corp. and Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp., agree to sell of 12 corrugated box plants.

The article reports that the inflexibility of costs and their steady rise has impacted negatively the profits of the companies in the U.S. since world war II. Despite a decrease in profit margins, several company officers feel that there is not much they can do about reducing inflexible costs. Still, there are some companies including Philco Corp. and American Machine & Foundry Co. which are attacking this problem seriously.

The article reports on the prospects and competition facing finance companies in the U.S. as the country's economy is on the path of recovery. It is reported that, several finance companies in the country including, General Motors Acceptance Corp. (GMAC) are gearing up to take advantage of improving economic conditions in the country to provide finance to businesses. However, as reported, the finance companies will face stiff competition from banks and insurance companies in the country.

The article presents a summary of U.S. Supreme Court actions that have affected business as of June 1937. Observers concede that legislative process to reorganize the Supreme Court in the 1936-1937 session has resulted in a change of views that will impact the control of trade practices and taxation of business. Under the New Deal government, the Court has acted more decisively and consistently on regulating business and meeting social needs. The evidence of Court approval is explained in the Sherman Anti-Trust Law and the Wagner Labor Act.

The article offers information related to business in the U.S. It says that the collaboration between Consolidated Products Co. and Rehabilitation Commission of Rhode Island has delayed the dissolution of Franklin Machine Co. It cites the demonstration of an x-ray apparatus, which can take four to five pictures per minute, to army and navy experts in Washington. Meanwhile, the American Public Works Association notes the durability and safety of anti-skid streets in St. Louis, Missouri.

Examines online bill paying. The news check system at stores where the information is scanned and the check returned to the customer and how these processing technologies are reshaping the $30 billion business of printing, transporting and processing checks; Motivation to embrace the change; How the technology has hurt Deluxe Corporation; AirNet Systems which gets most of its revenue from flying checks between cities which is shifting its business to account for the decrease in business; Estimate that 65 million American consumers are paying bills online; Check 21 which is a new law coming in October which is expected to kick off a mass adoption of check imaging.

A chart is presented that depicts the details of business in the U.S. including production, trade, and prices.

The article reports on U.S. companies that have cost-cutting committees which give positive results because they have the power to act on their suggestions. The experts at Allis-Chalmers meet every week to devise ways that reduce production costs. The committees at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. facilities are set up by the plant managers who also see to it that they are productive. The input to the cost-saving project of Westinghouse Electric Corp. comes from all of its divisions.

The article reports on the increasing use of price guarantee by merchants in the U.S. It is reported that, the guarantee is a contract which protect merchants if manufacturers cut their prices after the merchants have already signed the contracts. It is reported that, although the merchants like several guarantees, they don't see much profit in others like in the case of grocery.

The article focuses on the efforts being made by U.S. business enterprises to control distribution costs without affecting sales. It mentions that Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co. Inc. has reduced its number of retailers to eight and informs that Glidden Co. is offering its household products through a limited retail stores. It reflects that distribution through selected dealers will be beneficial for the companies in maintaining dealer loyalty.

The article discusses the implications of U.S. politics on business in 1943. The lifting of censorship by the Office of Censorship will allow the dissemination of production information including experimental work, designs, and formulas. Negotiations are underway for food processing and distributing trade associations to join the farm bloc against the food subsidy program of the White House. A nation-wide drive for the collection of scrap paper will be undertaken.

The article offers business news briefs as of April 16, 1955. Douglas Aircraft Co. records its best quarter with the influx of orders from foreign airlines for its international carrier, DC-7C, nicknamed Seven Seas. "The Iron Age" magazine reports on a steel shortage in Europe. Bowater Paper Co. Ltd.in Great Britain expands into power development in North America.

This section offers news briefs related to business in the U.S. in January 1954. The Lake County zoning board granted a zoning variance to Philip D. Armour to allow the sale of his 160-acre property at Tangley Oaks to United Educators Inc. in Lake Bluff, Illinois. The Nashville daily papers the "Tennessean" and the "Banner" have discontinued publication of television and radio program logs in Tennessee. The state of Ohio granted its highway officials 135,000 U.S. dollars to make preliminary surveys for a second turnpike from Cincinnati to Conneaut.

The article analyzes the declining common stock offerings in the U.S. As stated, since the collapse of stock prices in July 1957, equity financing has become unattractive, and companies are increasingly borrowing in the long term capital market. However, the phenomenon is not unusual, as during boom in stock markets equity financing increases as corporate treasurers find it the cheapest way to permanent expansion of capital, while the opposite is true when the stock markets fall.

The article offers news briefs on topics related to business enterprises in the U.S.

This section offers news briefs related to business enterprises in the U.S. The speculation on the plan of General Motors Co. to acquire a steel factory may be true because of the availability of Corrigan-McKinley stocks. The leading manufacturers of plumbing supplies Kohler, Standard Sanitary and Crane claim that revenues in 1934 will be higher than the previous year. The contract signed by the American Writing Paper Co. with Holyoke Water Power Co. in 1859 is valid according to a court decision.

The article presents information on corporate profits earned by the U.S. business enterprises in the first quarter of 1990, and presents a chart in this regard. It is stated that AT&T Corp. witnessed a growth of 12 percent in its earnings, however certain paper companies including Mead Corp. went through diminishing profits. It is informed that newspaper publishers did not have sound earnings in the period, but the drug manufacturer Merck & Co. Inc. registered an impressive 19 percent growth in its profits.

The article presents the results of a survey by the periodical "Business Week" on corporate earnings in the U.S. for the last quarter of 1970. Results indicate a decline to 18% in after-tax profits, 3% in sales and 5.5% in profit margins during the quarter. Company earnings in industries such as paper and consumer goods are said to have been negatively affected by the recession and inflation. It adds that big petroleum companies benefited from higher prices and demand for fuel oil.

The article examines the trends in annual reports of companies in the U.S. for 1969. The printing bills and annual report rhetoric of many corporations were reduced due in part to rising production and distribution costs. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has failed to follow through its plan to require corporations to include product-line breakdowns of sales and earnings on its 10-K forms. Annual reports have also emerged as subjects for parody such as in the case of Warren Paper Co.

The article presents forecasts for the business sector in the U.S. on December 30, 1961. It states that compared to the 1960 automobile production that totaled 6,694,000, the output in 1961 declined to 5,550,000. It mentions that raw steel production, on the other hand, was at the top in December 1961 with over 9.7-million tons poured. Meanwhile, the cost-of-living index started to fall in November 1961 until December 1961, although it does not entail that prices are on the slides.

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. business enterprises. Scott Paper Co. reportedly broke its previous records with net sales at 16,149,000 dollars and net earrings of 1,379,950 dollars in 1938. Sugar law passed in 1937 has affected the performance of American Sugar Refining Inc. with net earrings 407,088 dollars as compared to 84,143,138 dollars in 1937. McKesson & Robbins Inc.'s January 1939 sales were ahead as compared to the last year at 8,939,260 dollars.

Focuses on hedge fund companies which are flush with cash and acting as corporate raiders. Example of Highfield Capital Management which was dismayed to see its investment in Circuit City Stores declining and decided to buy the whole company in a surprise bid; Hedge fund firms which are reinventing themselves as private investment companies; Hedge funds and their affiliates which have announced deals for 23 companies in the past year; Reaction of boards, CEOs and Corporate America; How the raiders of today differ from those in the 1980s; Several deals and how they transpired; Belief that the reinvention of the hedge fund marks a new era for the industry. INSETS: Tough Breed;Tough Breed.

This section presents charts and tabular representations related to the business sector of the U.S.

This section presents charts and tabular representations related to the performance of the business sector of the U.S. such as money market rates.

Reports that video screens are about to invade stores in the U.S. Comments on the flat-panel displays on push carts that will accompany shoppers, dispensing information on special promotions and, at the push of a button, dietary tips and recipes; Views on the test-marketing of the products; Information on a fledgling Chicago company, Videocart Inc., that already has shopping carts with video screens in some 40 test stores and has displays which change, responding to sensors in the ceiling or on shelves, as one moves from aisle to aisle.

The article reports on the plan by McClatchy Newspapers Inc. to acquire Knight Ridder Inc. On March 13, 2006, McClatchy announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to purchase Knight Ridder, publisher of 32 daily newspapers in the U.S. As part of the proposed acquisition, McClatchy said it would sell 12 of Knight Ridder papers.

The article discusses the emphasis of U.S. businesses in implementing efficient cash management strategies due to the increase in corporate profits since 1975. Critics argue that companies may face risks with money and jeopardize their future growth by investing in offbeat areas such as foreign bank certificates. The author mentions that despite the criticisms against their focus on cash management, entrepreneurs in the country continue to pile up cash to as much as 30 per cent of their total assets in bank balances. INSET: An array of services for company treasurers.

The article offers information on the Survey of Corporate Performance conducted by the periodical "BusinessWeek" related to the U.S. business in the third quarter of 1973. It states that though the performance points are better as compared to 1972, the business earned money at just 39.9 billion dollars rate in the same quarter of 1970. It mentions that shortage of raw materials and rising labor and material costs led to decrease in margins.

This section offers news briefs related to companies in the U.S. According to the economists of the Federal Trade Commission, the agency's activity has little effect on the business scene. The U.S. Court of Appeals has found nothing bad or sinister in directors' purchase of stock in the "Denver Post" newspaper to prevent the sale of the paper to Samuel I. Newhouse. The proposed merger of S.S. Pierece Co. with Dundee Foods Corp., a subsidiary of Seneca Foods Corp., has been approved by the directors of the former company.

The article reports on the U.S. government's move to get the business industry equipped in handling military requirements to avoid snafus of last war. It highlights on the government's plan to establish dry runs of their wartime orders including paper orders, industrial equipments and electronics. It also mentions that the government wanted to do things differently when emergency comes.

A list of the companies that won awards for excellence in production is presented including Aurora Electric Co. in Brooklyn, New York, Economy Pumps, Inc. in Hamilton, Ohio and Morris P. Kirk & Sons, Inc. in Los Angeles, California.