The wiring of Wall Street
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The largest US securities firms have made major staff reductions, but operating costs remain high. To control costs further, the industry is taking steps to re-engineer their office work flows, with emphasis on improving technology and information systems utilization.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Wiring up biology
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Scientists first learned how that the nerve system works by electrical signals in 1771. More recent discoveries about the axons, the parts of the nerves t hat carry the signals, have been researched by Nobel prize winners, Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Huxley.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Broking trouble: Barings
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Barings PLC is suffering from profit losses up to $36 million, and the firm is planning to lay off 108 workers and sell its European businesses. Expansion efforts led to uncontrolled costs and failure in mature markets in continental Europe.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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