Roanoke Times

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Business: FRIDAY, February 18, 1994

• SURPRISE: NO INFLATION
• TRADE GAP WITH JAPAN JUMPS TO RECORD HIGH
• IT'S NOT JUST PENS THEY SELL; IT'S CREATIVE RELATIONSHIPS
• JAPAN BOWS TO THREATS TOKYO AGREES TO CHANGE ITS TRADE RULES
• GE, SWISS FIRM INDICTED IN DIAMOND PRICE FIXING
• IN BUSINESS
• USDA MUM ON OFFICE CLOSINGS
• BELLSOUTH LAYOFF ESTIMATES IN ERROR
• IN BUSINESS
• BELLSOUTH LAYOFF ESTIMATES IN ERROR