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It invests heavily in dollar-denominated securities overseas and is currently waiving management fees , [_ARG0 which] *T*-9 [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 its yield] .
[_ARG0 Such devices] have [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 Japanese investment in mortgage-backed securities] to [_ARG4-to more than 1 % of the $ 900 billion *U* in such instruments outstanding] , and their purchases are growing at a rapid rate .
David Berson , economist for the Mortgage Bankers Association , predicted 0 [_ARG0 the drop in interest rates] [_ARGM-TMP eventually] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 spending on single-family homes] , [_ARGM-TMP but probably not until early next year] .
[_ARG0 Rekindled hope that two New England states will allow broader interstate banking] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 Nasdaq 's bank stocks] , but the over-the-counter market was up only slightly in lackluster trading .
Some dealers said 0 the dollar was pressured *-1 slightly because [_ARG0 a number of market participants] had [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 their expectations] [_ARGM-TMP in the past day] and were looking for an index above 50 , which *T*-148 indicates an expanding manufacturing economy .
[_ARG0 Continuing demand for dollars from Japanese investors] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 the U.S. currency] .
[_ARG0 Every $ 15,000 *U* 0 you send *T*-1] will go a long way * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 sagging net worth and employee morale] -- and keep your Foster Savings Institution off the federal budget deficit !
[_ARG0 The House] voted *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the federal minimum wage] for the first time since early 1981 , *-1 casting a solid 382-37 vote for a compromise measure backed * by President Bush .
[_ARG0 Mr. McGovern , 63 ,] had been under intense pressure *ICH*-1 from the board * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 Campbell 's mediocre performance] to [_ARG4-to the level of other food companies] .
[_ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [_ARG0 an increase of land under cultivation after the drought] has [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 production of corn , soybeans and other commodities] , [_ARGM-ADV * causing a fall in prices that *T*-2 has been only partly cushioned *-3 by heavy grain buying by the Soviets] .
American Express Co. and General Motors Corp. 's beleaguered Buick division are joining forces in [_ARG0 a promotion] aimed * at * [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 Buick 's sales] [_ARGM-ADV while * encouraging broader use of the American Express card] .
[_ARG1 Stocks] [_rel boosted] * by [_ARG0-by market-makers shopping * to cover book requirements in FT-SE 100 shares] included Carlton Communications , which *T*-1 climbed 32 to 778 .
Market sources said 0 Reliance has already sold its entire UAL stake , and thus would n't have any reason * to file the application [_ARGM-ADV simply] [_ARG0 *] to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the value of its stock] .
Some takeover experts were skeptical , *-1 saying 0 it *EXP*-2 was possible that [_ARG0 Mr. Steinberg] made the filing only *-3 to help *-4 [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the value of any remaining Reliance stake in UAL] .
But [_ARG0 some investors] have used such filings *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the value of their stock holdings , which -- without *-2 buying more stock -- they then sold *T*-3] .
[_ARG0 The move] [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 Intelogic Chairman Asher Edelman 's stake] to [_ARG4-to 20 %] from [_ARG3-from 16.2 %] and may help *-2 prevent Martin Ackerman from *-1 making a run at the computer-services concern .
[_ARG1 Prices] [_ARGM-DIS also] were [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by another rumor that Mexico , usually a large producer and exporter , might have *-2 to buy a large quantity of sugar] .
[_ARG0 Prudential-Bache Securities] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 the stock 's short-term investment rating] [_ARGM-ADV in response to the departure] ; analyst John McMillin said 0 he believes 0 the company will turn to new management `` that *T*-1 's more financially oriented . ''
While [_ARG0 renewed optimism about the outlook for takeover activity] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 several so-called deal stocks] , traders said 0 profit-taking weighed on the market , with blue-chips bearing the brunt of the selling .
[_ARG0 The compromise plan] , which *T*-1 [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 the minimum wage] [_ARGM-TMP for the first time since 1981] , is expected *-2 to clear the Senate soon .
[_ARG0 Higher crude oil prices] helped *-1 [_rel boost] [_ARG1 operating profit for the Marathon Oil Co. unit] to [_ARG4-to $ 198 million *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 180 million *U*] .
The changes were proposed *-3 in an effort [_ARG0 *] to streamline federal bureaucracy and [_rel boost] [_ARG1 compliance by the executives `` who *T*-1 are really calling the shots] , '' said 0 *T*-4 Brian Lane , special counsel at the SEC 's office of disclosure policy , which *T*-2 proposed the changes .
[_ARG0 Coca-Cola Co.] , *-1 aiming *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 soft-drink volume in Singapore] , said 0 it is discussing a joint venture with Fraser & Neave Ltd. , its bottling franchisee in that country .
Mr. Bush had been holding out for [_ARG0 a bill] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 the wage floor] to [_ARG4-to $ 4.25 *U* an hour] [_ARGM-TMP by the end of 1991] , coupled * with a six-month training wage for workers newly hired * by any employer .
Shaw , based * in Dalton , Ga. , has annual sales of about $ 1.18 billion *U* , and has economies of scale and [_ARG0 lower raw-material costs] that *T*-130 are expected *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the profitability of Armstrong 's brands , sold * under the Armstrong and Evans-Black names] .
[_ARG0 The Wilmington , Mass. , garment service company] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [_ARG2-EXT 20 %] to [_ARG4-to three cents a share adjusted * for the split] .
The sales-tax plan was preferred *-239 over [_ARG0 an alternative] that *T*-277 [_ARGM-MOD would] have [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 the state gasoline tax] .
Congress still is struggling *-1 to dismantle [_ARG0 the unpopular Catastrophic Care Act] of 1988 , which *T*-39 [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 benefits for the elderly] and *-2 taxed them *-3 to pay for the new coverage .
[_ARG0 LTV Steel Co.] is [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 the prices of flat rolled steel products] by [_ARG2-by an average of 3 %] [_ARGM-TMP following a recent erosion in the prices of such crucial steel products] .
In fact , LTV was [_ARG0 the first steelmaker] 0 *T*-1 to [_ARGM-MNR publicly] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 discounts for buyers of cold rolled sheet steel and hot-dipped galvanized sheet steel] .
But traders also said 0 arbitrage-related trading contributed to the market 's surge , as [_ARG0 buy programs] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 prices] [_ARGM-TMP shortly after the opening and sporadically through the remainder of the session] .
BankAmerica climbed 1 3\/4 to 30 after [_ARG0 PaineWebber] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its investment opinion on the stock] to [_ARG4-to its highest rating] .
Net income was down from a year ago , when [_ARG0 a gain from the restructuring of a retirement plan] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 earnigs] *T*-1 .
[_ARG0 The compromise proposal , ending a long impasse between Democrats and the president ,] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the minimum wage] to [_ARG4-to $ 4.25 *U* an hour] [_ARGM-TMP by April 1991] from [_ARG3-from $ 3.35 *U* now] .
[_ARG0 LTV Steel] is [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 prices of flat rolled steel products] [_ARG2-EXT an average 3 %] , but it *EXP*-1 's unclear whether the increases , set * for Jan. 1 , 1990 , will stick .
[_ARGM-DIS But] , [_ARGM-MNR by *-1 allowing BT Securities Inc. to handle private placements] , [_ARG0 the Fed] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 the volume of new types of underwriting that the unit can do *T*-186] .
A few blue-chip stocks posted [_ARG1 strong gains] , *-1 [_rel boosted] *-2 by [_ARG0-by special factors] , while the majority of shares ended little changed .
[_ARG0 Courtaulds PLC] announced plans * to spin off its textiles operations to existing shareholders in a restructuring * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 shareholder value] .
Courtaulds ' spinoff reflects pressure *ICH*-1 on [_ARG0 British industry] * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 share prices] beyond [_ARG4-beyond the reach of corporate raiders] .
Some analysts have said 0 [_ARG0 Courtaulds ' moves] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the company 's value] by [_ARG2-by 5 % to 10 %] , [_ARGM-ADV because the two entities separately will carry a higher price earnings multiple than they did *?* combined] .
`` The movies , the books , the tabloids -- [_ARG0 even Nancy Reagan] is [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 this stuff] , '' says *T*-2 Paul Kurtz , a philosophy professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo , who *T*-1 heads the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Paranormal .
In addition , Revco 's 1,900 stores in 27 states represent a lot of real estate , he said 0 *T*-1 , and demographics are helping pharmacies : [_ARG0 The nation 's aging population] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 demand for prescription drugs] .
This is not only because it kills the unborn , a job at which it actually is not outstandingly efficient *T*-2 , *-3 zapping only 50 % to 85 % *U* of them depending on which study you read *T*-1 -LRB- [_ARG0 prostaglandin] , [_ARGM-ADV *-4 taken * in conjunction with the pill] , [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 the rate] to [_ARG4-to 95 %] -RRB- .
Sometimes , the ads attempt *-1 to raise money ; always , [_ARG0 they] try *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 good will] .
It said simply that [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its Navigation Mixte stake] [_ARGM-ADV as it sees fit] [_ARGM-TMP over the coming days] [_ARGM-PNC *-1 to protect itself] , [_ARGM-TMP as long as it has French regulatory officials ' approval] .
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing , Mr. Green said 0 [_ARG0 he] had [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 his holdings in Bancroft common] to [_ARG4-to 10.4 %] from [_ARG3-from 8.5 %] , and renewed an offer *ICH*-2 0 he made *T*-1 in March * to acquire the fund .
[_ARG1 The dollar] finished mostly stronger yesterday , *-1 [_rel boosted] *-2 by [_ARG0-by a modest recovery in share prices] .
Japanese companies have long been accused *-1 of [_ARG0 *] sacrificing profit *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 sales] .
Alan Smith , president of Marks & Spencer North America and Far East , says that [_ARG0 Brooks Brothers ' focus] is * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 sales] [_ARGM-MNR by * broadening its merchandise assortment while *-1 keeping its `` traditional emphasis] . ''
Analysts agree , *-1 predicting that [_ARG0 the revived market] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-MNR significantly] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 Westinghouse 's bottom line] [_ARGM-TMP in coming years] .
[_ARG0 The revised LIN-BellSouth agreement] [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 the dollar amount of the special dividend 0 LIN promises *-2 to pay shareholders *T*-1] .
General Mills , meanwhile , finds [_ARG0 itself] constrained *-1 from *-2 [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 sales] [_ARG2-EXT further] because its plants are operating at capacity .
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are now going head to head in the markets for shares of Jaguar PLC , as [_ARG0 GM] got early clearance *ICH*-1 from the Federal Trade Commission * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its stake in the British luxury car maker] .
[_ARG0 MEDICINE SHOPPE INTERNATIONAL Inc.] declared a 3-for-2 stock split , and [_ARGM-MNR substantially] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 the dividend payout] .
He says that even if [_ARG0 the natural gas contract] [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 volume at the exchange] [_ARGM-MNR strongly] , the 1990 business plan calls for * having adequate compliance people 0 *T*-2 to ensure that exchange rules are being followed *-1 .
During the next decade , Mr. Kume said 0 *T*-1 , [_ARG0 Nissan] plans *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 overseas vehicle production] [_ARGM-MNR sufficiently * to account for a majority of sales outside Japan] .
[_ARG0 The accord] helps RJR pay off debt and [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 Nestle 's 7 % share of the U.S. candy market] to [_ARG4-to 12 %] .
GM confirmed 0 [_ARG0 it] received U.S. antitrust clearance * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its holding] .
[_ARGM-TMP Earlier this month] , [_ARG0 Mr. Icahn] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 his USX stake] to [_ARG4-to 13.4 %] .
[_ARG0 The project] costs $ 46.8 million *U* , and is intended *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the company 's production capacity] by [_ARG2-by 25 %] to [_ARG4-to 34,500 metric tons of copper cathode a year] .
Stockholders , as a group , can win , because they own a share of [_ARG0 corporate earnings] , which *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD can] grow and [_rel boost] [_ARG1 stock prices] .
The split was aimed *-1 at [_ARG0 *] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 the stock 's liquidity] , said 0 *T*-2 Brendan Barba , chairman of the Moonachie , N.J. , maker of plastic film products .
The result is that [_ARG0 those rich enough * to own any real estate at all] have [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 their holdings] [_ARGM-MNR substantially] .
The administration says 0 [_ARG0 the measures] [_ARGM-MOD would] stem rampant property speculation , free more land for the government 's ambitious housing-construction program , designed * to build two million apartments by 1992 -- and , [_ARGM-ADV perhaps] , [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the popular standing of President Roh] .
But his chance * to become deputy mayor under Mayor Abraham Beame , [_ARG1 a plan] [_rel boosted] * by [_ARG0-by Mr. Sutton] , was squandered *-1 because of Mr. Dinkins 's failure -- still largely unexplained -- * to file income tax returns for four years running .
It also was considering a restructuring 0 [_ARG0 *T*-1] to help [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the stock price] .
[_ARG0 The acquisition] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 Black & Decker 's ratio of debt to total capital] to [_ARG4-to more than 80 %] .
Once he realized that Paribas 's intentions were n't friendly , he said 0 *T*-2 , but before the bid was launched *-1 , [_ARG0 he] sought approval * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 his Paribas stake] above [_ARG4-above 10 %] .
Paribas said Monday that [_ARG0 it] intends *-1 to bid *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its stake in Navigation Mixte] to [_ARG4-to 66.7 %] , from [_ARG3-from the 18.7 % 0 it already owns *T*-3] .
But sources said 0 he will be urging [_ARG0 his allies] *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 their stakes in Navigation Mixte , which *T*-2 is being traded *-3 in London and is *-3 to resume *-4 trading in Paris Tuesday] .
Two West German chemical companies announced [_ARG0 steps] that apparently *T*-1 are designed *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the chemical industry 's standing among environmental groups and the general public] .
GMAC said 0 its automotive financing and leasing business rose 35 % in the U.S. , largely because of [_ARG0 dealer and customer incentives] used * * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 sales] .
[_ARGM-DIS By contrast] , [_ARG0 Electronic Data Systems Corp. , GM 's data processing subsidiary ,] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 net] [_ARG2-EXT 16 %] .
The company has said 0 [_ARG0 it] wants *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 non-GM revenue] to [_ARG4-to at least 50 % of its total business] [_ARGM-TMP by the end of 1990] .
Not long ago , [_ARG0 scientists holding stock in Spectra Pharmaceutical Services Inc.] were accused *-1 of *-2 falsifying research *-3 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the stock] .
One way that [_ARG0 money fund managers] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 yields] [_ARGM-LOC in a declining rate environment] *T*-1 is by * extending the maturities of their investments , so they can earn the current higher rates for a longer period .
[_ARG0 The strategy] [_rel boosts] [_ARG1 current yield] [_ARGM-MNR by *-1 putting more bonds into the portfolio] .
[_ARGM-TMP At the same time] , [_ARG1 production costs] , [_ARGM-ADV compared with a year ago] , were [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by higher raw material and employment costs , which *T*-2 resulted from the company 's new labor pact effective June 1] .
[_ARG0 Anheuser , the world 's largest brewer and U.S. market leader ,] has historically been reluctant *-1 to engage in price-cutting as a means of * [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 sales volume] .
[_ARG1 Jaguar] was [_rel boosted] *-1 [_ARG2-EXT 21] to [_ARG4-to 715] [_ARGM-LOC on follow-through buying] [_ARGM-TMP after Ford Motor 's announcement *ICH*-2 Tuesday that it might be prepared *-3 to mount a full bid for the U.K. luxury auto maker] .
[_ARG0 The cash injection] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 Zeta 's capital] [_ARG2-EXT more than four-fold] , to [_ARG4-to 8.47 billion pesetas] from [_ARG3-from 1.82 billion pesetas] , [_ARGM-ADV * greatly enhancing the group 's ability * to make investments] , Zeta officials said 0 *T*-1 .
[_ARG0 Northeast Utilities] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its offer * to acquire the company] by [_ARG2-by $ 400 million *U*] , to [_ARG4-to $ 2.25 billion *U*] .
[_ARG0 Newell] , which *T*-2 declared a 2-for-1 stock split and [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its quarterly dividend] by [_ARG2-by 14 %] , added 7\/8 to 49 3\/8 .
In contrast to previous economic booms , [_ARG0 Japanese auto companies] are n't just trying *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 production] .
Mr. Corry expected the Texas Oil & Gas sale to delight Mr. Icahn by *-1 addressing his concern about [_ARG0 *] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 shareholder value] .
Last year 's drought in the Midwest prompted [_ARG0 retailers to stock up on oils ahead of anticipated price increases] , * [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 sales for Crisco and Puritan oils] , analysts said 0 *T*-1 .
[_ARG1 Earnings at the consumer-products giant] were [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by a gain of $ 125 million *U* , or about 25 cents a share , stemming from last month 's settlement of litigation with three of P&G 's competitors over patents on P&G 's Duncan Hines cookies] .
`` [_ARG1 Teddy Z] '' was [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by favorable reviews and a network-wide promotional tie-in contest with K mart Corp] .
But it 's understood that Mr. Kravis is disappointed *-2 that [_ARG0 Mr. Gillett] did n't manage *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 SCI TV 's operating profit] [_ARGM-TMP after the buy-out] .
[_ARG0 Rubbermaid Inc. , reflecting strong earnings growth ,] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its quarterly dividend] [_ARG2-EXT 18 %] , to [_ARG4-to 13 cents a share] from [_ARG3-from 11 cents] .
Chevron said 0 [_ARG0 higher crude oil prices] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 profits from production operations] , but margins in refining and marketing declined .
But in Washington state , small business generally opposes [_ARG0 an initiative] 0 *T*-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 spending on children 's programs] by [_ARG2-by $ 360 million *U*] , *-3 fearing 0 the state 's 7.8 % sales tax will be raised *-1 * to finance the outlays .
Five states -- Oregon , Rhode Island , New Hampshire , Iowa and Wisconsin -- passed [_ARG0 bills] 0 *T*-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the minimum wage] , but measures in 19 other states were defeated *-1 .
[_ARG1 Third-quarter sales in Europe] were exceptionally strong , *-1 [_rel boosted] *-2 by [_ARG0-by promotional programs and new products] -- [_ARGM-ADV although weaker foreign currencies reduced the company 's earnings] .
Many at Lloyd 's expect 0 the San Francisco earthquake will cause [_ARG0 the industry] to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 rates] [_ARG2-EXT even further] .
Paribas said that once it receives the go-ahead from French stock market authorities , [_ARG0 it] will offer *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its Navigation Mixte stake] to [_ARG4-to 66.7 %] from [_ARG3-from the current 18.7 %] .
[_ARG0 The move] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARG2-EXT greatly] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 Paribas 's stake in the insurance , transport and food businesses , where Navigation Mixte is strong *T*-1] .
[_ARG0 The debt-laden parent] has been under pressure *ICH*-1 from large shareholders * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the company 's share price] .
The start of a weeklong conference by the IG Metall metal worker union in Berlin is drawing attention to [_ARG0 the impending wage negotiations] , which *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 companies ' personnel costs] [_ARGM-TMP next year] , they said 0 *T*-2 .
[_ARGM-DIS In addition] , he says 0 *T*-1 , `` [_ARG0 longer maturities on automobile and other forms of installment credit] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the stock of debt] [_ARGM-MNR faster than the flow of repayments and the accompanying payment burden] . ''
In the late 1960s she designed [_ARG0 a lightweight stretch bra] that *T*-1 [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 sales] .
So despite the GM-Jaguar romance , analysts say 0 [_ARG0 Ford] [_ARGM-TMP by last Friday] had [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its Jaguar holding] to [_ARG4-to about 11 % of the luxury auto maker 's shares outstanding] from [_ARG3-from 10.4 %] early last week .
[_ARG0 The owners] are trying *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 profit] [_ARGM-MNR in other ways] , [_ARGM-DIS too] .
[_ARG0 Investors] bailed out of New York City bonds in droves last week , * driving prices lower and [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 yields] .
Through a separate agreement between Peter Dauchy , president , and a group of selling shareholders , the company said 0 *T*-1 , [_ARG0 Mr. Dauchy] will on Oct. 30 buy 231,405 shares from the group , * [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 his stake] to [_ARG4-to about 717,000 shares , or 50.7 % of the total after the buy-back] .
Since its unsuccessful bid for BankAmerica Corp. in 1986 , [_ARG0 the bank] has undertaken a major restructuring in an effort * to cut costs and [_rel boost] [_ARG1 performance] , but many industry officials believe 0 it may be ripe for a takeover bid , especially with interstate banking set *-1 to begin in California in 1991 .
[_ARG0 The availability of these drives] , [_ARGM-DIS in turn] , [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 demand for laptop computers , whose usefulness *T*-1 had been limited because of lack of storage] .
Strong investor demand prompted [_ARG0 the utility] to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the size of the issue] from [_ARG3-from $ 3 billion *U*] .
[_ARG0 East Germany] pledged *-1 to reduce alcohol consumption by *-2 [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 production of soft drinks and fruit juices] .
Growth stocks may underperform cyclical stocks next year if [_ARG0 the Federal Reserve] begins *-1 to let interest rates drift sufficiently lower *-2 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the economy] .
East Rock also said in the filing that [_ARG0 it] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its stake in A.P. Green] to [_ARG4-to 8.7 %] .
And Japan Air Lines said 0 [_ARG0 it] plans *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its rates] [_ARG2-EXT a further 25 %] [_ARGM-TMP over the next two years] .
[_ARG0 Carriers] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 rates *ICH*-1] [_ARG2-EXT more than 10 %] [_ARGM-LOC in the North Atlantic between the U.S. and Europe] [_ARGM-TMP last September] , [_ARGM-ADV *-2 hoping *-3 to partly restore rates to earlier levels] .
In other active shares , Trusthouse Forte shed 10 to 294 on volume of 6.4 million shares after a Barclays De Zoete Wedd downgrading , while [_ARG1 Hillsdown Holdings , a food products concern ,] was [_rel boosted] *-1 [_ARG2-EXT 2] to [_ARG4-to 271] [_ARGM-TMP after it disclosed 0 it would seek shareholder approval 0 * to begin share repurchases *T*-2] .
[_ARG0 I.E.P. Securities Ltd. , a unit of Mr. Brierley 's Hong Kong-based Industrial Equity -LRB- Pacific -RRB- Ltd. ,] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its holdings in Vickers] to [_ARG4-to 38.8 million shares] .
Television last week carried a new report on East Berlin 's main wallpaper factory and the need [_ARG0 *] to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 production] .
[_ARG1 Silver prices] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-DIS also] be [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by strikes in leading producing nations Peru and Mexico] , Mr. Demler says 0 *T*-2 .
[_ARGM-DIS Moreover] , [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel boost] by [_ARG2-by 50 %] [_ARG1 USX 's current hot-dipped capacity of 1,275,000 tons] .
He does add , however , that [_ARG0 transplanted Japanese car makers] are [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 the levels of U.S.-made steel in their autos] , [_ARGM-ADV instead of *-1 relying heavily on imported steel] .
[_ARGM-CAU Since the `` yield '' from this top slice of applicants is relatively low] , [_ARG0 *] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 admits] from [_ARG3-from 40 %] to [_ARG4-to 50 %] will boost registrants from about 31 % to 38 % of the class .
[_ARGM-CAU Since the `` yield '' from this top slice of applicants is relatively low] , [_ARG0 * boosting admits from 40 % to 50 %] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 registrants] from [_ARG3-from about 31 %] to [_ARG4-to 38 % of the class] .
[_ARG0 The new market] helped [_rel boost] [_ARG1 U.S. fur sales] to [_ARG4-to about $ 1.8 billion *U* a year now , triple the level in the late 1970s] .
Two weeks after [_ARG0 *-1] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 base rates] to [_ARG4-to 15 %] , he pledged that `` rates will have *-2 to remain high for some time 0 *T*-3 to come . ''
Social Security benefits will rise 4.7 % next year *-1 to keep pace with inflation , [_ARG0 *-1] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 the average monthly benefit] to [_ARG4-to $ 566 *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 541 *U*] , the Department of Health and Human Services announced 0 *T*-2 .
[_ARG1 Humana 's revenues] , [_ARGM-DIS for example] , are being [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by large increases in enrollments in the company 's health maintenance organizations] .
Mr. Carder also goes through periods when he buys stocks in conjunction with options [_ARG0 *-2] to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 returns] and protect against declines *T*-1 .
The travel , investment services , insurance and banking concern added $ 110 million *U* to reserves for credit losses at its American Express Bank unit , [_ARG0 *] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 the reserve] to [_ARG4-to $ 507 million *U*] [_ARGM-TMP as of Sept. 30] .
[_ARG0 Westmoreland Coal Co.] , *-1 realizing benefits of a sustained effort * to cut costs and [_rel boost] [_ARG1 productivity] , reported sharply improved third-quarter results .
[_ARG0 Amoco] [_ARGM-DIS also] [_ARG2-MNR sharply] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 natural-gas output , part of it from properties acquired * from Tenneco Inc. last year] .
James F. Gero , former chairman and chief executive officer of Varo Inc. , and Richard J. Hatchett III , a Dallas investment banker , were elected *-1 directors of this medical-products concern , [_ARG0 *] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 the board] to [_ARG4-to seven members] .
[_ARG0 The announcement] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 the charter-shipping company 's shares , which *T*-1 closed at $ 15.125 *U* , up $ 1.25 *U* a share , in composite trading on the American Stock Exchange] .
[_ARG1 Housing issues] were [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by a report that Daiwa House expects *-2 to post 43 % higher earnings for its latest fiscal year] , traders said 0 *T*-3 .
[_ARG0 The incentives] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 sales] [_ARGM-TMP for a while] , but the pace had cooled by last month .
First Fidelity said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its loan-loss provision] to [_ARG4-to $ 50.9 million *U*] from [_ARG3-from $ 20.4 million *U*] a year ago , [_ARGM-ADV primarily because of a weaker real-estate sector in the region] .
Moreover , [_ARG0 BankAmerica] continued *-1 to build its reserve against troubled foreign loans by *-1 [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 its loan-loss provision] to [_ARG4-to $ 170 million *U* , about the same as the previous quarter but well above the $ 100 million *U* in the year-earlier quarter] .
For example , he noted 0 *T*-1 , operating profit was weaker than he had anticipated *?* , but [_ARG0 nonoperating earnings of $ 14.6 million *U* and a lower tax rate] helped *-2 [_rel boost] [_ARG1 net income] .
HERE 'S *T*-3 ONE more explanation for why Japan is a tough industrial competitor *T*-1 : Two of three Japanese employees submit [_ARG0 suggestions] 0 *T*-2 to save money , increase efficiency and [_rel boost] [_ARG1 morale] , while only 8 % of American workers do *?* .
The company also said 0 [_ARG0 the transaction] [_ARGM-MOD would] bolster after-tax earnings by $ 3.25 *U* a share when * completed *-2 *T*-1 and [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its primary capital ratio] to [_ARG4-to 7 %] from [_ARG3-from 6.63 %] .
Republic New York Corp. joined the list of [_ARG0 banks] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 reserves for losses on loans to less-developed countries] , *-1 setting out a $ 200 million *U* provision and posting a $ 155.4 million *U* third-quarter net loss as a result .
[_ARG0 The new 3090s due next week] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 performance] by [_ARG2-by only about 8 % to 10 % *U*] .
Barry F. Willman , an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. , estimates 0 [_ARG0 the 9000] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 sales] by [_ARG2-by more than $ 1 billion *U*] [_ARGM-TMP in the fiscal year beginning in July] .
Speculation that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates in coming weeks helped push the dollar down while [_ARG0 *-1] [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 stocks] , traders said 0 *T*-2 .
[_ARG0 The space shuttle Atlantis] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 the Galileo spacecraft] [_ARGM-LOC on its way to Jupiter] , [_ARGM-ADV *-1 giving a big lift as well to an ambitious U.S. program of space exploration] .
[_ARG0 An executive model] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARG2-MNR significantly] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 Jaguar 's yearly output of 50,000 cars] .
[_ARGM-TMP After then] , [_ARG0 the House measure] [_ARGM-MOD would] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the tax rate] to [_ARG4-to 28 %] and exclude from tax the gain attributable to inflation .
[_ARG0 The company] is exploring , with a major financial institution , the development of a plan * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the value of the company for its holders] , Mr. Ruskin said 0 *T*-1 .
Last month , Morgan Grenfell announced 0 [_ARG1 its pretax profit] rose 49.6 % to # 32.8 million *U* in the first half , *-1 [_rel boosted] *-2 by [_ARG0-by a healthy growth in its domestic and international corporate finance business] .
`` [_ARGM-DIS But] [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_ARGM-ADV definitely] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 Next 's sales] . ''
One key for [_ARG0 salespeople] is * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 their own morale] .
`` Non-smoking should be established *-1 as the norm of social behavior '' around the world , the editorial says 0 *T*-3 , through the enactment of [_ARG0 laws] that *T*-2 limit advertising , [_rel boost] [_ARG1 tobacco prices] and promote anti-smoking education .
Coca-Cola Enterprises said 0 [_ARG0 it] had *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 spending for trade and dealer incentives] [_ARGM-PNC * to try *-2 to keep volumes from *-3 slipping] .
Strong investor demand prompted [_ARG0 it] *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the size of the issue] from [_ARG3-from $ 3 billion *U*] .
[_ARG0 The move] was meant *-1 to keep a lid on interest rates and to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 investor confidence] .
Still , proponents may be shying away from more drumbeating because they sense 0 [_ARG0 political tides] have turned against * arming the Nicaraguan rebels or [_rel boosting] [_ARG1 spending on SDI] -- particularly when the public perceives 0 the Soviet threat is declining under Mikhail Gorbachev *T*-1 .
For instance , First Quadrant Corp. , an asset allocator based * in Morristown , N.J. , said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_ARGM-MNR quickly] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 stock positions in its `` aggressive '' accounts] to [_ARG4-to 75 %] from [_ARG3-from 55 %] [_ARGM-PNC * to take advantage of plunging prices Friday] .
[_ARG0 Some banks] [_ARGM-ADV actually] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 yields on the shortest term CDs] [_ARGM-TMP in the latest week] .
Mr. Mehl noted that actual rates are almost identical on small and large-denomination CDs , but [_ARG1 yields on CDs aimed at the individual investor] are [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by more frequent compounding] .
[_ARG0 Additional cable partners] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 subscribers] [_ARG2-EXT even further] .
[_ARG0 * Linking up Showtime with the largest cable operator in the U.S.] [_ARGM-MOD could] [_ARGM-MNR sharply] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its subscribers] .
Analysts said 0 [_ARG1 Hachette 's earnings in the second half] [_ARGM-MOD might] be [_rel boosted] *-1 by [_ARG0-by a capital gain from the sale of the Paris headquarters of a newspaper-delivery company that *T*-3 is 49 % owned *-2 by Hachette] .
[_ARG0 Many fund managers] have [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 their cash levels] [_ARGM-TMP in recent weeks] .
And as [_ARG0 Aeroflot] struggles *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its service standards] , upgrade its fleet and pursue commercial opportunities , the Irish aviation industry seems poised *-2 to benefit .
In fact , [_ARG0 they] 've spent billions of dollars *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the percentage of continously cast steel] to [_ARG4-to 60.9 %] [_ARGM-TMP in 1988] , from [_ARG3-from 39.6 %] [_ARGM-TMP five years before] .
Moreover , Mr. Douglas sees [_ARG0 a revival] of institutional interest in smaller growth stocks that *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD could] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 the performance of these stocks] [_ARGM-TMP in the medium term] .
Officials familiar with the bank talks said 0 [_ARG0 the UAL buy-out group -- UAL pilots , management , and British Airways PLC --] is now willing *-1 to pay higher bank fees and interest , but is n't likely *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 its $ 965 million *U* equity contribution] .
The association is pushing [_ARG0 an extensive and expensive wish-list] , which *T*-1 [_ARGM-MOD would] [_ARGM-MNR substantially] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 spending] above [_ARG4-above the current level of more than $ 15 billion *U* annually] .
A group including Jon M. Huntsman of Salt Lake City , said 0 [_ARG0 it] [_rel boosted] [_ARG1 its stake in Aristech Chemical Corp.] to [_ARG4-to 8.36 % of the the common shares outstanding] .
Contributing to the selling pressure were *T*-2 dispatches by several investment firms advising [_ARG0 clients] *-1 to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 their stock holdings] and reduce the size of their cash or bond portfolios .
The government estimates that [_ARG0 the new plan] [_ARGM-MOD will] [_rel boost] [_ARG1 production next year] by [_ARG2-by about 66 million bushels] .
Maxtor said 0 [_ARG1 its results] were [_rel boosted] *-2 by [_ARG0-by $ 2 million *U* in payments received * from a supplier , for a certain line of products that Maxtor is n't going *-1 to sell *T*-3 anymore] .
To the detriment of many low-income people , [_ARG0 efforts] * to [_rel boost] [_ARG1 Medicaid funding , especially in rural areas ,] also were stricken *-1 .