The great pork gap; hog prices have plummeted. Why haven't store prices?

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When hog prices to the hog farmers are down 65 percent, but down only 2-3 percent at the retail level, there's something fishy. Now the Justice Dept. and the FTC have been asked to investigate the unusual price spread. Some farmers think the meatpackers are gouging them. Farmers don't even bother to shop around for a good price; they just want a packer to say they will take a truck full of pigs.

Sales & consumption, Animal Slaughtering and Processing, Pork, Fresh & Frozen, Meat Products, Supply and demand, Frozen meat, Pork, Investigations, United States. Department of Justice, Abstract, United States. Federal Trade Commission, Pork industry, Meat cutting, Meat cutting equipment

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Motorola net rises sharply on demand for cell phones; revival in semiconductor unit is cited, too

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Motorola's third-quarter earnings rose 53 cents a share from last year because of the increasing demand for cell phones. Also, the semiconductor part of the business has been reorganized over the last year.

Sales, profits & dividends, Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing, Electronics, Electronic Components and Accessories, Finance, Company sales and earnings, Electronics industry, Motorola Inc., MOT, Company earnings/profit

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