.... its leading inflation index rose for the fourth straight month in October to 109.0 from a downwardly revised 108.7 in September." With the rise of material costs it is a clear indicator of inflation. Inflation is clearly measured by the price index such as those numbers stated above. Price Index clearly measures the general level of prices in any year relative to prices in a base period. There are different types of inflation one is Demand Pull Inflation; meaning "changes in the price level are attributed to an excess of total spending beyond the economy's .....

.... competition. One of the most aggressive liberalization groups to follow GATT's lead is APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Community). APEC consist of 18 countries that account for 1/2 of the worlds output. The three largest economies Japan, China and the United States are members. APEC leaders are committed to achieving free and open trade for the region by 2010. APEC is moving towards this goal through many means including accelerating initial Japanese tariff cuts by 50%. China will also cut a number of tariffs by 30%. Indonesia and other APEC members are .....

.... "companies pricing power and profit "margins" because of the current disinflationary trends. He is also concerned with the continuing job losses because of downsizing, right sizing, and mergers. He believes that these things will "take their toll on employment and consumer purchasing power." In spite of all these short-term woes that we're faced with, Yardeni is still quite optimistic about our economic future. He recently published a report entitled "10,000 in 2,000" which is very positive. He believes that the end of the cold war is a definite plus. .....

.... their economy up and improve the quality of, not only their own citizens, but also the citizens of all of Europe. The factors that are included in quality of life include air, water, land and standard of living. As companies are financially able to place environmental protections in their operations, the quality of the air, land and water will increase due to better treatment these valuable resources. An increase in these resources will result in better products and an increase in the quantity of products, thus, resulting in a better quality of life again. .....

.... competitive prices, a huge web of new routes, and competitive employee wages. In 1980, Congress got rid of rules that encouraged railroads to keep unwanted routes, that forced prices too high to compete with truck and barge rates, or kept prices too low to make a profit. (3) Now railway companies are making deals with shippers at competitive rates allowing, once again, the railroads to be an important part of America. Since the breakup of AT&T in January 1984, almost every element of tele phoning has been open to competition. Numerous firms have been formed .....

.... this time that a pharmacist, known as a compounder or apothecary, became known as a dispenser of manufactured drugs. In the 1980's and now in the 1990's, patients and doctors are realizing the need for specific doses and customized medications. Today, almost 43,000 compounded dosage forms are dispensed each day. In the 1990's, even with the popularity of compounding growing again only a few pharmacists can be known as a compounder or apothecary, because this technique was forgotten by most. The Evolution of the Word "Pharmacy" It is from this evolution o .....

.... paralyzed with frozen cash flow. Also affected are the private sectors and the countries banking system. The private sector carries huge debt because of the crisis. Andrew Maule a banking analyst at ABN Amro Asia Securities states, "It's quite realistic to assume that non-performing loans will hit 50 percent. Ultimately there will have to be a bailout." 1 The banks are looking at the government to bail them out but as of December 30, 1998 no banks had requested government aid. At the beginning of the crisis in July, the baht was at B25.90/US$ and is curr .....

.... nations that have lower infant mortality rates. Among the twenty most developed countries in the world, the United States has the highest divorce rate and the highest teen pregnancy rate. The most incredulous fact of all is that the Pentagon continues to absorb twenty percent of the federal budget-over a third of which is spent protecting Europe against an enemy that no longer exists. In fact, that is the most probable source of America's problems: the budget. Forty-seven percent of the national federal budget is spent for a military expense. The National Def .....