US urges concrete action from Japan on trade surplus
In Tokyo US Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter said Japan must expand imports and shift its economy to reduce a large global trade surplus. He pressed for action over debate during talks with Foreign Minister Tadashi Kuranari and at the Shimoda Conference, citing a $58.6 billion 1986 deficit and broader push to enforce trade agreements and open markets.
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Pickens blasts corporate managers in new book
Boone Pickens warns that fat out of touch management at top companies is eroding America's industrial leadership. He cites lavish lodges and perks, urges phase down to stockholder accountability, and says leadership failures cost hundreds of thousands of jobs while firms like Nissan and Sony expand in the United States.
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Poll finds few changes in Wall Street views despite insider trading case
A Media General AP poll of 1,402 adults shows most Americans rate Wall Street ethics as fair to good while viewing insider trading as common. About 30 percent see it as very common, 28 percent somewhat common, and 18 percent infrequent. Six in ten say the scandal didn’t alter their views. seven in ten want it illegal.
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