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Focuses on the impact of publisher Robert Maxwell's death on his lenders and shareholders. View that he raided pension funds; Accusation of abetting on his sons Kevin and Ian Maxwell; Information on Kevin's bankruptcy; Claim that Kevin lives in luxury; Comment by Ken Trench, secretary of the Maxwell Pensioners action group, that Kevin lived so well while the fund supporting ex-employees is shrinking.

Focuses on the rise in coffee prices in the U.S. Comment that pests in Columbia and massacres in Rwanda helped make this the second year of bad harvests, crimping supplies; Impact of the shortfall on the coffee producers such as Kraft General Foods Inc.; Reference to the demand for commonplace coffee; Reason why coffee's price run-up won't make prices at some coffee bars more exorbitant.

Reveals that Tenneco CEO Dana Mead, 58, has been delving into his firm's treasury in search of employees who might be using the treasury as a profit center. Also Price-Costco has papered Southern California with thousands of free trial memberships for their warehouse stores; Dow Chemical and Nalco Chemical are swapping employees; Harold Geneen, 84, is chairing Gunther International, Norwich, Connecticut; The British government is lifting price controls on condoms.

Discusses a number of United States companies who have already started to reinvest in South Africa. IBM helped create ISG, a marketer that sells products from IBM and other companies; Reebok and Sara Lee; Plans of Motorola and Ford; Comments from Nigel Bruce, Johannesburg `Financial Mail.'

Examines three projects funded under the Clinton administration's Technology Reinvestment Project. CommerceNet, developed by a Silicon Valley coalition, has set up an Internet shopping center; Sonet (Synchronous Optical Network), is developing next generation fiber-optic telephone lines; NIII Protocols (National Industrial Information Infrastructure), will set software manufacturing standards; Costs of each project; Companies involved.

Speculates that the Marlboro cowboy is becoming an increasingly apt symbol for the United States tobacco industry. Proliferation of laws banning smoking in offices and restaurants; Response of Marlboro maker Philip Morris Cos. Inc. to this prohibitionism; Domestic tobacco operating profits for 1993 for Philip Morris and RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp.

States the US Department of Justice has been accumulating evidence since August 1993 of possible antitrust violations by Microsoft, including a charge that Microsoft monopolizes the market for PC operating systems. Bill Gates' planned $9 billion outside partnership with cellular phone czar Craig McCaw; Argument of Apple, IBM and Hewlett-Packard on Microsoft's licensing structure; Probable settlement before trial.

Looks at what the players of the 1989 `Valdez' tragedy off the coast of Alaska are doing today. Exxon's $1.1 billion settlement with the US and Alaska; Other consolidated suits against Exxon by fishermen, Alaskan natives, various municipalities and Native corporations; Captain Joseph Hazelwood; CEO Larry Rawl; Former Exxon president and current CEO Lee Raymond; Stock prices from 1989-94.

Discusses the features of PowerPC microprocessors developed by Apple Computer Inc. and International Business Machines Corp. with Motorola Inc. which is expected to be competitive with Intel Corp.'s Pentium. Information on the price of the microcomputer equipped with PowerPC; Information on the worldwide prospective consumers for PowerPC; Suggestions for buying a PowerPC; Discussion on a win-win situation for International Business Machines Corp.

Present comments on recent developments related to the business enterprises of the United States. Information on the reduction in the fare of transatlantic flights by Delta Airlines; Growth of Caltrans in Los Angeles, California's transportation system.

Presents information related to business. Views of automaker Ford Motor Co. about its new $6 billion world car; Role of U.S. President Bill Clinton in selling $6 billion worth of aircraft to the Saudis; Introduction of the Gabelli Global Interactive Couch Potato fund by investor Mario Gabelli.

Presents inside news occurring in the business industry. Wal-Mart Stores' decision to carry tools that bear the `Better Homes & Gardens' name; Donald Trump's relationship with Philip Johnson, the architect for his newest Manhattan project; Naming of Peter Sealey as the new president of Interactive Network, which runs two-way TV in Northern California; Ralph Lauren's first job selling sweaters at Bloomingdale's; More.

Looks at the disc drive industry and discusses the prospects of the larger companies. 12% decrease in prices every quarter; Life span of a product; Conner Peripherals; Maxtor; Quantum; Seagate Technology; Western Digital; Micropolis; Details.

Examines Meeting Meter, computer software available in IBM-PC and Mac versions that lets every participant in a meeting enter his or her salary (secretly, of course). Meter then tallies the total cost of the gathering, including time spent on unfocused presentations and the like. Comments from developer Bernie DeKoven, 52; Individuals who have purchased Meter.

Focuses on the sale of stocks held by the three directors of the Wang Bang Computer company.

Focuses on the reason behind the expected rise in the corporate donations to nonprofit organizations.

Focuses on the need to find solutions to prevent computer crash due to the heat generated by Intel Corp.'s Pentium microchip.

Presents the views of Alex Trotman, the new chief executive officer of Ford Motor Co., on his competitors' products.

Examines several changes made by International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) CEO Lou Gerstner. Failure of IBM to out-implement its competitors; Rise of striped shirts; Naming of divisions after what they actually do.

Discusses the increased business in the field of teaching foreign tongues. Increases in enrollment of 49 percent from 1987 to 1992 at Berlitz, the leader in the field of teaching executives foreign tongues; Number of women learning a new language; US executives that are studying a foreign language in order to conduct business in the US with new immigrants; Opportunities of NAFTA; Popularity of Spanish and German; Lack of popularity in the Pacific Rim languages; More.

Looks at new graphics software that provides viewers with striking 3-D weather visualizations. EarthWatch, conceived by weatherman Paul Douglas; Its availability on 22 stations; Future home version. INSET: In the eye of the storm..

Reports on an increase in bank loans to businesses in the U.S. according to the monthly figure from the Federal Reserve for May 1993. Initiation of banks which have strengthened their balance sheets to give commercial loans; Loans to midsize businesses by California-based First Interstate Bancorp.

Reports on the creative rebate programs many credit card issuers are now offering. Why companies offer the programs; Examples of General Motors and American Express reward programs; Mileage rewards offered by Citicorp's Diner's Club; Dean Witter's Discover Card cash rebate; What to look for in upcoming rebates; More. INSET: What credit cards offer..

Discusses the impact President Bill Clinton's proposed tax changes is expected to have on higher-income families. Top tax rate increasing to 36 percent; Examples of the David Butler family of Ohio; How extra tax bite could be as low as 1.5 percent; How the higher-income families feel fearful of the future; Some concerns about small businesses and college costs for children; More.

Discusses the early reaction of Wall Street to Bill Clinton's presidency of the United States. How Treasury bond market has performed since Clinton's election; Reaction of stock market; Markets' expected reactions to deficit cuts; Comments from Thomas Gallagher, political analyst at Lehman Brothers and Jim Moltz, chairman of C.J. Lawrence; More.

Relates the average age of America's commercial planes. Industry insists age isn't a worry; Significance of maintenance; Comments by David Swierenga of Air Transport Association; New federal quiet standards; Efficiency of newer planes; Fate of the flight engineer.

Presents some new adaptations of existing technology that either take a bit of the pain out of business travel or help you to stay in touch. PNC Financial firm allowing travelers in the Pittsburgh International Airport to trade stocks; Sinagpore Airlines fax program while aboard Singapore-San Francisco flights; Pinnacle Suite program from the Rihga Royal Hotel in New York City.

Recounts the day on which Joy Flowers Conti, partner at the law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, set up her Great Alternative to Golf. How the idea came about; Object of the game; Rules; Players; Scoring; New business connections established; Winner.

Looks at the chart of blue chip stock--known for strong earnings, healthy balance sheets and growing dividends--which has changed from the stable investment it was once known to be. AT&T missing from the chart; Lesson according to David Tripple, chief investment officer at Boston's Pioneer Group; Companies lined up to join the blue-chip club.

Announces that if you're one of the 19 million Americans who participate in a 401(k) pension plan, your investment choices may soon increase. New Labor Department regulations; Choices; Big money involved; Companies offering choice protect themselves against possible lawsuits; Predictions by George Cowles.

Presents comments from five candidates on the November ballot for president, out of some 260 Oval Office wannabes who have filed statements of candidacy or organization. Candidates included are Andre Marrou, 53, Libertarian Party; Lenora B. Fulani, 42, New Alliance Party; Howard Phillips, 61, Taxpayers Party; James H. Boren, 66, Apathy Party; And for the fifth time, Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr., 70, Independents for Economic Recovery.

Questions if the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, which protects the confidentiality of messages sent across third-party services such as phone lines, covers E-mail messages. Case of Borland International, which claims vice president Eugene Wang used his E-mail to give company information to Symantec, shortly before joining that outfit. Borland argues the law doesn't apply because it paid Wang's E-mail bills.

Presents, in graph form, the latest results from the Iowa Political Stock Market, where traders have pushed the price of Bill Clinton's shares to 53 cents, meaning they think he will capture 53 percent of the presidential popular vote vs. United States President George Bush's 47 percent. How the market works; Investors; Earnings.

Reports that cola sales are flat, but so-called New Age beverages have plenty of pop and sales of the catch-all category grew 9.0 percent, to $118 million through April. Many New Age fans are fleeing municipal tap water; Clearly Canadian contains 100 calories per 11 ounces; More.

Reports that second-year MBA students at Boston College's Carroll School of Management will be learning all about such traditional things as marketing and finance and they also will be studying kids from Boston's gritty South End neighborhoods. The Massachusetts Association of Mental Health has pledged $2,500; What the MBA candidates think of the program; More.

Reports that long recognized for the steep membership fees of its private golf clubs, Japan is also home to the most expensive public courses. A weekend round costs an average of $150; Survey results conducted by Runzheimer International; Some prices include a motorized golf cart; More.

Considers a number of plastic prepay and debit cards currently available that are continuing to gain ground on cash for making small purchases. Cafeterias at Coca-Cola, Motorola and Chase Manhattan using prepay cards to speed transactions; Visa International and MasterCard International issue debit cards and have large and growing networks, Interlink and Maestro, respectively; Comments on current numbers of ATM cards in use.

Reports that after a horrendous four years, during which the amount of money raised shriveled some 70 percent, venture capitalists are finally seeing a strong pickup in funds, with the $1.16 billion gathered in this year's first half already greater than monies raised in all of 1991. Offerings from follow-on, or `serial' funds; Burr Egan Deleage & Co.'s Alta V fund; Estimates from Venture Economics, Newark, New Jersey.

Reports that Chinese police used batons and tear gas to contain parts of a fractious crowd attempting to buy application forms to purchase shares in the new listings of the Hong Kong stock exchange. Details of the demise of the old stock market over forty years ago; Speculation about the response from government hard-liners.

Presents `Fortune' magazine's benchmark ranking of the world's biggest industrial companies as compared to the countries whose gross domestic product most closely matches their corporate profits. General Motors (GM); Finland; Exxon; Turkey ; IBM;Greece.

Baking Soda SENSING POTENTIAL SUCCESS, TOM'S OF Maine, a natural-products company, sent its new Natural Baking Soda Toothpaste to retail shelves this past January. Overcoming even the most optimistic expectations, [...]

Steven Doyle: One Man's `Puzzling' Approach to Design NEW YORK--Stephen Doyle looks at advertising as an invitation to play. When the 32-year-old creative director of New York's Drentel Doyle Partners [...]

The article presents questions and answers related to issues on sustainable living, including the effect of shutting off a hot water tank to attain energy savings, what to do with gray bugs infesting squash plants and selecting the right kind of cat and dog foods.

Focuses on a proposed site for the construction of a football stadium in Carson, Los Angeles, by the National Football League. Description of the Carson site; Similarity of the Carson stadium to the Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; Factors associated with the construction of the stadium.

Presents information on a minor league hockey arena to be built in Victoria, British Columbia with seating of 12,500. Amount of money it will cost to build the arena in Canadian dollars; Comments made by Dave Andrews, of the International Hockey League; Where the facility will be placed; What the business plan of the arena calls for.

With their latest annual gain of 8.1%, real estate prices -- as measured by the 20-City S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index -- continued to rise, but… [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]