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Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Industry Studies Auto Styling as Key to Sell New Engineering," "Boom-Bust Cycle: How Well Have We Got It Tamed?," and widely acceptance of station wagons.

The article examines the business condition of several countries in Europe, the Far East and North America as of December 1934. Financial experts outside Italy believe the lira has fallen to the level of the German mark after the imposition of government control on the foreign exchange market for the lira. The largest budget in the history of the Japanese Empire has been approved by the country's Diet. There was a 13 percent improvement in business activity in Canada in 1934 compared with 1933.

The article discusses business conditions for the automobile industry in the U.S. as of November 25, 1972. Estimated domestic sales for the year is 9.24 million cars, coming with the rise in gross national product and personal income. It notes that industry leaders Ford and General Motors experienced problems with their new model startups, which led to continuing supply shortages. There has been a reported increase in the market share of compact, subcompact, and intermediate automobiles in October, compared to a year ago.

The article discusses results of a survey conducted by the McGraw-Hill Economics Department which showed a bullish forecasts that pose a serious problem to economic policymakers. According to the survey, business predicts a 6 percent increase in corporate earnings in 1970, to a total of 95.2 billion U.S. dollars. However, Douglas Greenwald, a McGraw-Hill economist, prefers the previous forecast of a 6 percent decline in corporate profits. About 50 percent of all companies surveyed expect profit margins to widen in 1970.

The article looks at the effects on business of the strike at the Pacific Coast in 1934. Accordingly, the strike is estimated to cost 700,000 U.S. dollars a day in San Francisco, 10,000 U.S. dollars in lost wages of strikers and 70,000 U.S. dollars per month to the federal and state relief bill. It traces that the laborers' complaints date back to the Shipping Board of U.S. President Thomas Harding when there were no overtime pay.

The article focuses on the attendance at the New York City's World's Fair and San Francisco, California's Golden Gate International Exposition which has not met expectations in the U.S. It states that New York has set it sights on 60,000,000 admissions while San Francisco is on 10,000,000 but totals lag behind forecasts and both are busy with schemes in boosting business between closing time. Details regarding the total admissions of both fairs are discussed.

The article provides an outlook for business conditions in the U.S. in 1946. Copper and copper wire are the consumers' durable goods that are likely to suffer critical shortage. Labor unions are expected to impede government-labor plans for advocating the guaranteed annual wage program. Also noted is the possibility that female workers will make up a larger proportion of nonfarm employment.

The article considers the European business community and its activities during 2008, speculating on why European business is bypassing chances to expand in the U.S.. Reasons given for this action include the lack of credit available in the U.S., uncertainty in politics and the U.S. economy, and that the U.S. is not an attractive place for business in 2008. More emphasis is being put into expansion in the BRIC nations, which refer to Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Presents economic trends in the United States as of January 15, 2001. Study on low business costs as it relates to business growth over time; Price of natural gas; Details of a study, which linked low wages to overweight white women.

Presents United States business news briefs for the week ended October 2, 2000. Approval by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) of an AIDS drug by Abbott Laboratories; Announcement of a licensing deal between Walt Disney, with Hasbro and Mattel; Addition of former New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley to the board of UPromise; Impact of the Harry Potter book series on the stock prices of Scholastic; Others.

Editorial. Discusses the trend in the number of mergers in the United States as of 1999. Reasons for the mergers, including cost-cutting and entrance to other markets; Demand for workers with knowledge of the Internet; Economic effect of the mergers.

Discusses how the financial excesses of the 1980s helped establish the incredible economy of the 1990s in the United States. The stumbling of US companies during the 1970s; How the 1970s impacted management's willingness to take risks; How the 1980s marked the death of an old industrial order and the emergence of a new entrepreneurial economy.

Presents commentary on efforts of companies to become a starting point to the World Wide Web, or a portal company. How Inernet access is driving computer purchases; Incentive for becoming a portal company; How the greater value in the portal deals may be the link they allow personal computer makers to build with their customers; The assertion that portals provide a valuable trove of customer data used to market products.

The article focuses on the U.S. trade bill, which was enacted in August 1988. It is inferred that the bill's act-tough, rather than talk-tough approach has caught the attention of Tokyo, Japan. It has caused Japan to remove the U.S. trade disputes. It streamlines the process by which the President and the U.S. Trade Representative's office act on unfair trade complaints. It is inferred that the key to the U.S. trade hopes is to sustain political pressure and to target it carefully.

The article discusses what the business sector in the U.S. needs to be able to improve as of March 1938. It recalls that the decline in business followed the exaggeration of the business correction and fears. It is said that convincing proof that the threats presented by political tinkering have vanished can make business turn around. It adds that proof of the separation of the Congress from the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is also needed.

The article provides an outlook for the business condition in the U.S. The business sector has received domestic development from President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he announced his price policy. The government's deflationary cycle has ended resulting to slow development in the field of currency, lending, credit or spending. The wholesale price index employed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has hit 88 percent of 1926.

The article comments on governmental issues affecting business and the economy in the U.S. The uptrend in prices and product is expected to increase agricultural income to 250 million dollars in 1936. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is now requiring registered unincorporated issuers of securities to file an annual report. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering to hold a fair-trade practice conference for the tire industry.