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...with a physician. In the fall, Boland comes to the training room every day, but in the spring he only sees athletes on Wednesdays. Smith says this is because the fall sports produce more injuries. "Contact sports have to take more attention," she says. "That's where the liabilities demand...
...senior U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the main sticking point was a Soviet demand to inspect Pershing 1-A missiles stored in the United States...
...matter how far the greenback falls, the U.S. economy does not have the industrial capacity to raise exports sharply and also meet much more of the demand by American consumers. Many U.S. companies are trying to remedy this situation by investing heavily in expansion, but much of the equipment they need comes from foreign suppliers. In fact, the U.S. now gets about 50% of its machine tools from abroad. Importing such capital goods will help build up America's industrial base, but in the short run, it will exacerbate the trade deficit...
While agreeing that a better balance between consumer demand and supply in the U.S. economy is crucial, many trade experts, along with nearly all politicians, think the Government should take specific actions to reduce imports and boost exports. Clyde Prestowitz, a former trade negotiator for the Reagan Administration, suggests that the U.S. can do a better job of stimulating American sales in foreign markets. It is fine, for example, that the U.S. is now pressuring Japan to accept more beef and citrus products. But the Government could focus more attention on ensuring fair trade in high-tech industries that have...
While the oil surplus is expected to endure for several years, prices are likely to increase somewhat over the next few months. Whatever OPEC resolves to do, the main impetus for rising prices is likely to be heightened demand from a growing world economy and oil-guzzling consumers. Gasoline demand in the U.S. has returned to preconservation levels, topping 7 million bbl. a day during the first quarter of this year, the highest rate since...