Word: ecksteins
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Worldwide confidence in the Government's ability to manage the American economy had seldom been lower. Today inflation has slowed to less than 4%, and the dollar has become the world's strongest currency. Many experts attribute that remarkable turnaround largely to Volcker. Says Harvard Economist Otto Eckstein: "Volcker will go down as a giant in history." Concurs Henry Kaufman, chief economist at Salomon Brothers: "Volcker has demonstrated an extraordinary capacity as a defender of the integrity of our currency...
Several council members say that the council may have voted for the loan, despite the fact that the event's budget and sponsors had not yet been set. Grants committee member Felicia A. Eckstein '84 suggests that the council could have helped sponsor the rally, rather than giving the money to another organization Smith doubts whether the council should have funded the event...
...workers spent in manufacturing jobs rose from 39.6 a week in March to 40.1 last month. With factories humming at a faster pace, new orders continued to rise. Led by a big jump in commercial aircraft contracts, April capital goods orders were up a surprising 9.6%. Board Member Otto Eckstein, chairman of the Massachusetts-based Data Resources economic forecasting firm, was unable to attend last week's meeting but said in an interview afterward: "It now looks as if plant and equipment spending is already in an upswing, and this is happening sooner than many had previously thought." Data...
...society, which hopes to begin operation this fall, will function as a social center for Radcliffe students and facilitate contacts with faculty and alumnae, according to one organizer, Felicia A Eckstein...
Despite past attempts to form club-like organizations at Radcliffe, Eckstein says the new group will be unique in that it would be "totally unselective and nonexclusive" for anyone willing to pay membership dues of approximately...