Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their orders. But that trend has been very slow to develop, and TIME's economists do not foresee a significant lowering of the trade deficit until 1987. One reason for the delay is that the dollar has not diminished in value at all against the currencies of such fast-growing exporters as South Korea and Taiwan. Many American consumers are now buying products from these countries as an alternative to Japanese and other foreign goods...
Boston drivers are steely, quick, opportunistic, decisive, but above all they do not look another driver in the eye. They probably do not drive as fast as we itinerants claim they do. A recent comparison showed that motorists in Columbus drive just as fast. However, in Columbus, everyone, including the outsiders, knows where he is going. In Boston, only the Bostonians do. That makes them seem to be going faster...
...Fast-food junkies can pick up their orders within minutes, but finding out what they are actually eating usually involves a correspondence with company headquarters. Last week, though, five major chains bowed to longtime demands from consumer groups and more recent pressure from the attorney generals of New York, California and Texas for on-site fast-food labeling. McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Jack in the Box confirmed that listings of ingredients and nutritional content of all menu items will soon be available at numerous outlets...
...last year petitioned both the FDA and the Department of Agriculture. "There are important health reasons why it should be right on the label," declares Mitch Zeller of the Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest. For example, some people may be allergic to ingredients in fast foods. Stricter labeling, however, is only a small step to better health. As long as people enjoy the taste of big burgers, French fries and milk shakes -- high fat, high salt, high calories and all -- the fast-food fix will prevail...
...cash in their profits." Another reason for the big drop was the fact that early last week stock index futures were selling at a significant discount to current stock prices. For Wall Street institutions using computer-trading programs to conduct business, that meant an opportunity to make a fast profit by simply buying the futures and selling the current stocks...