Paper jam
MONTREAL, Que. – Fleets hauling newsprint may face a bumpy road with North American newspaper publishers heading into a melee with paper producers.
Waning advertising dollars due to the meltdown of the U.S. economy have left publishers fighting for cheaper rates.
One analyst says tax cuts and lower interest rates are needed to prop up the industry or paper producers may be forced by their customers to cut prices even lower. n
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