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Reports that International Paper Company announced a restructuring plan and posted better-than-expected operating results. Effects of these results on the performance of the company's shares; Performance of International Paper's shares in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange; Comments from Mark X. Diverio, an analyst with UBS Securities.

Presents a graph of paper and paperboard production i the United States from 1994 to March of 1997, according to the American Forest and Paper Association.

Estimates that Mosinee Paper Corporation will have to spend about $7 million to expand capacity at its Sorg Paper facility in Middletown, Ohio. When the expansion project is expected to be completed.

Depicts a graph of United States paper and paperboard production. How it fell in March 1997 to a seasonally adjusted rate of 94.0 million tons from 94.6 tons in February; American Forest and Paper Association report.

Reports that according to charges filed on May 13, 1997 by Florida's attorney general, a number of paper and consumer products companies have conspired to fix prices for toilet paper sold to commercial customers since 1993. Details of the price-fixing suit, filed in federal court in Gainesville, Florida; Listing of some of the companies named in the suit; Comments made by Mark S. Rogers, an analyst with Prudential Securities in New York.

Depicts a graph of United States paper and paperboard production. How it rose in February 1997 to a seasonally adjusted rate of 94.7 million tons from 93.6 million tons in January; American Forest and Paper Association report.

Contends that the paper and forest-products industry in the United States is expected to post poor first-quarter results. Factors contributing to the country's poor performance; Views of analysts about the industry's performance; UBS Securities' expectations of first-quarter earnings; Activities of pulp and paper producers; Anticipated earnings of other companies in the paper industry.

Reports that a lawsuit filed by International Paper Company against a former executive, commenced trial in White Plains, New York, New York. Allegations against Mark A. Suwyn; Reference to a noncompete agreement devised by International Paper; Objective of the noncompete agreement; Details on testimony issued by Suwyn at the trial.

Reports on the tentative agreement by Wausau Paper Mills Company to acquire Rexam PLC's Otis Specialty Papers unit for $58 million. Annual paper capacity of Otis; When acquisition is expected to close.

States that the paper manufacturers in the United States are posting losses for the fourth quarter earnings for 1996. What analysts are predicting; What others are warning; Recommendations made to investors; Where best buys in paper-product stocks can be found; Detailed information on the industry.

Reports that Arjo Wiggins Appleton PLC's United States paper subsidiary, was exonerated of charges that it participated in a scheme to raise prices of fax paper. Judgment rendered by a United States federal jury in Milwaukee.

Reports January 1997 financial information for International Paper Co. Reasons for a reported fourth-quarter loss; Operating results; A charge related to the write-down of the company's stake in Scitex Corp.; Value of International Paper's shares.

Opinion. Considers how Americans in the mid-1990s have been buying corporate paper, particularly junk paper, as if it were going out of style. Risks; How spreads were lower only three times in memory; Optimism and Panglossian smugness that has overtaken credit markets; Why even a dull wit can see the likeness between buoyant credit markets and buoyant stock markets.

Reports that International Paper Company agreed to pay as much as $197.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that exterior siding made by its Masonite Corporation unit was defective. Details on the court settlement; Information on the trial; Information on the debate over the exterior siding.

Highlights the performance of stock markets in the United States with emphasis on the the effects of the International Paper results on the Dow Jones industrial average. Effects of shares of Motorola on buyers' expectation; Comments from Jerry Dombcik, director of research at McDonald and Company; Details on the performance.

Focuses on the top three rated stockbrokers in the United States in the area of paper and forest products for 1996. Names and positions in which the brokers rated; Performance of the stocks they recommended; Companies they represent.

Focuses on the paper industry in the United States, looking at how the merger of the companies, James River and Fort Howard has affected Champion International. Proposed sale of Champion, in light of failed restructuring measures; Increase in pressure to merge to facilitate success in the industry; How fund manager, Charlie Ober, has evaluated what Champion needs to do in order to be successful.

Looks at the public response to the merger between James River Corporation, and Fort Howard Corporation. View that the paper industry is improving, and refocusing its operations in the United States; Comments from Mark S. Rogers, an analyst with Prudential Securities Incorporated; Information on the performance of James River on the New York Stock Exchange.

Presents information on stocks for May 05, 1997. Recovery of the Dow Jones Industrial average; Information on the performance of computer stocks; Negative activity of paper stock.

Reports on the decline in the first-quarter net income of International Paper Company in 1997. Factors accounting for the plunge in the income; What the company attributed the decline to; Reduction in the company's planned 1997 capital expenditures.

Presents a graph of paper and paperboard production in the United States. How production rose in January 1997 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 93.6 million tons from a revised 93.3 million tons in December.

Reports on United States production of paper and paperboard. How it fell in November 1996 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 92.3 million tons, from a revised 92.4 million tons in October.

Provides information as forecasted by analysts, pertaining to the paper and forest-product producers' revenue in the United States. How producers are likely to perform in 1997; Comparison of prices in the industry during October and December 1996; Expectations of various companies, as highlighted by analyst.

Reports that Herbert M. Kohn and Scott R. Watterson were named as board members at American Pad & Paper Company increasing its board membership to 12. Ages of both men; Occupations of both men; Business interest of the company.

Reports that Boise Cascade Corporation recorded a loss of $16.2 million in line with analysts' expectations; What the company attributed this loss to; Comments made by George Harad, chairman and chief executive officer; Quotation of the company's shares in New York Stock Exchange composite trading for July 15, 1997.

Reports that a Treasury investigation into whether agency officials created misleading documents to deal with a congressional probe found that they did. Details on the findings from this investigation; Why agency officials created these misleading document; Comments made by Robert Weissbourd, a Shorebank official.

Reports that unions representing workers at Fletcher Challenge Canada's Limited broke off contract talks, and plan to strike as of July 14, 1997. Reference to Fletcher being the target company for pattern bargaining by unions in the British Colombia industry; Views of analysts.

Reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the possiblity of income tax and financial reporting fraud at Temple-Inland Incorporated. Filing of a wrongful termination suit by Jeffrey S. Ammon regarding the company; Claims made by Ammon in the suit; Subpoenas issued for documents from the company; Scheduled date of case.

Presents information on government securities in the United States for June 26, 1997. Decline in the price of Treasury securities; Impact of corporate-debt issues of the prices of government securities; Major corporate securities offered on June 26; Views of Kevin Sluder, senior government trader at First Chicago Capital Markets in Chicago.

Focuses on Crescent Real Estate Equities Incorporated. Information on the spinoff of the operating company Crescent Real Estate; Differences of the operations of the two companies; Contention that Crescent is close to violating the regulations on real estate investment trusts; Description of potential problems that could arise. INSETS: Tracking performance.;Suburban rents..

Reports that A.H. Belo Corporation agreed to purchase a controlling interest in Press-Enterprise newspaper of California from members of the Hays family. Percentage of interest Belo holds in the newspaper; Other information relating to the purchase.

Reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to launch an investigation into whether Solv-Ex Corporation's chairman, John Rendall, illegally revealed confidential stock information in exchange for a loan. Content of court documents filed by the SEC; Details on a 10-K filing released by Solv-Ex; Basis of the allegations against Rendall; Status of profits at Solv-Ex.

Focuses on the battle for endorsements in the presidential elections in Iran. Information on the support given to candidates by the newspapers; How endorsements in elections are viewed in Iran; Information on the favorites in the elections; How some Iranians view endorsements.

Reports that House Republicans have accused the White House of stalling in its management of sensitive administration documents regarding former Democratic fund-raiser, John Huang, and the Lippo Group financial network. Details on discussions between the White House and Republicans; Statement issued by the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee.

Reports on plans by CKE Restaurants Incorporated to acquire Hardee Food Systems Incorporated, a division of Imasco Limited. Details on the acquisition; Estimates of industry analysts regarding the acquisition; Speculation regarding the proposed merger.

Reports that the first quarter net income of Union Camp Corporation declined by 84%. Reason for this significant decline; Reference to an increase in sales; Closing quotation for the company's shares on the New York Stock Exchange.

Reports that a hearing was called by the United States Federal Communications Commission to make a decision as to whether MobileMedia Corporation can retain its license to operate as a paging company. What prompted the hearing.

Reports that Eastman Kodak Company is negotiating with Chinese photo companies to make Kodak film in China. Advantages of Kodak's venture; Comments by Charlie Smith, a spokesman for Kodak; Basis of Kodak's decision to enter the Chinese market.

Reports on the intentions of Julian H. Robertson Junior, founder and chairman of Tiger Management Corporation, to file a libel suit against McGraw-Hill Companies, the publisher of `Business Week.' Amount of damages for libel Robertson is seeking; Details on the libel suit; Reasons for the libel suit.

Reflects on Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Chemical Securities' purchase of Riverwood International Corporation. Status of Riverwood's success following the acquisition; Details on Riverwood's financial status; Why Clayton regrets having purchased the company; Factors contributing to Riverwood's poor financial performance.

Reports that amid rumors that Renault SA is expected to post a 1996 loss of an estimated five billion francs, the company's shares were traded at 2.4% higher in Paris, France. Business interest of the company; Expectations of analysts; Refusal to support early-retirement plan for workers at Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroen by government; What percentage of Renault the government owns.

Reports that Knight-Ridder Incorporated said its fourth quarter net income more than doubled on higher profits at its Detroit and Philadelphia newspapers and the results of Contra Costs Newspapers which it acquired in October 1995. Information on the company's decrease in revenue; Statistical information on this increased net income; Details of how Knight-Ridder shares traded in composite trading on the New York Stock Exchange for January 29, 1997.

Reports that Walt Disney Co. disclosed plans in January 1997 on how it will exit the publishing business which came with the television network ABC. Pressure by shareholders for Disney to be out of businesses that are not viewed as core operations; What the sale of the properties could provide Disney; The number of companies that may be interested in individual publications.

Reports on a decrease in fourth-quarter net income for the company Champion International Corporation. Factors facilitating the drop in net income; Drop in sales for the company; Performance of company in New York Stock Exchange composite trading, for January 17th, 1997.

Reports the announcement from Time Warner Cable and the `Orlando Sentinel' newspaper of their plan to launch a 24-hour local cable news station in the fall of 1997. The trend in the cable industry which the move reflects.

Discusses the quantity of books that are being published in 1997. The 140,000 titles published in 1996, according to Books in Print, which began collecting data in 1947; Number of publishing houses in the United States; Complaint by some people about the proliferation of books; Unpredictability about which book will become popular; Intervention by Saul Bellow in behalf of William Kennedy's `Ironweed.'

Reports that Repap Enterprises Incorporated plans to sell its American coated paper unit to Consolidated Papers Incorporated. Reference to the possible sale of Repap's kraft-paper and lumber operations in Manitoba to Tolko Industries Limited; Closing figures for Repap in Nasdaq Stock Market trading on July 9, 1997; How the proceeds from the sale of the company's assets will be used.

Comments on a federal judge ruling that stops International Paper Company from enforcing a noncompete agreement against Mark A. Suwyn, who left the company in 1996 for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. Reference to courts rejecting noncompete agreements that are vague; When International Paper filed their suit against Suwyn; Details on lawsuit and case.

Focuses on International Paper Company's lawsuit against chairman and chief executive of Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Mark A. Suwyn. Reason for the lawsuit; Information on the trial schedule; Representation of the plaintiff and defendant; Comments by International Paper.

Reports that American Pad & Paper Co. expects to report fist-quarter results slightly below Wall Street's estimates as of April 2, 1997. American as a maker of paper-based office products; Details of its sales and earning estimates.