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...only downbeat of the otherwise hip Spring Tour came Thursday, as the laxwomen fell victim to flu, injuries, and the Owls of Temple...
...that this bull market has been promised for a decade. And for the short-run 1982 outlook, many brokers are pessimistic. Last week's sudden market fall on Tuesday was indicative of the nervous and often dour mood along the street. The drop was set off by a downbeat interest rate forecast by Henry Kaufman, the influential chief economist for the investment banking firm of Salomon Bros. Kaufman, who has built up a very good record of interest-rate projecting over the past decade, has developed an almost cult following and a strong influence on stock prices...
...That downbeat pattern seems to be holding in cities like Memphis, where about 60% of the population falls within the low-income category. a Memphis department-store chain, closed three of its stores last month. Says Kurt Flexner, a professor in Memphis State's economics department: "Many people are being affected by the new federalism and high unemployment, and they are simply going to have to abandon their plans for Christmas...
When Georg Henschel gave the first downbeat on Oct. 22, 1881, he brought to life the dream of Major Henry Lee Higginson-Civil War veteran, philanthropist, amateur musician and founder of the Boston Symphony. Under a succession of Germanic conductors the young orchestra survived and flourished, moving into its incomparable home, Symphony Hall, in 1900. The modern, French-Russian character of the B.S.O. dates back to 1918, with Conductors Henri Rabaud, Pierre Monteux and, most important, Serge Koussevitzky. During his 25-year reign-from 1924 to 1949-Koussevitzky. During his 25-year reign-from 1924 to 1949 - Koussevitzky presented...
...continuing dirge of downbeat American statistics last week underscored the sense of an economy slipping into recession and provided a gloomy setting for the annual reunion of world financiers at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington. The Commerce Department reported that its index of leading economic indicators, which is supposed to predict the future course of the economy, dropped .5% during August, its third decline in the past four months. Sales of new one-family homes plummeted 14% during the month, to an annual rate of a mere 362,000 units, the lowest level since April...