Word: forecastings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...devoted to the task of studying future business conditions. For years it has been known that American Telephone & Telegraph Co. prepares such a report. But while A. T. & T. of necessity assumes responsibility for shaping its own policy, it will not attempt to aid other businesses by publishing its forecast...
...Such a forecast, on the eve of a close campaign to control Congress, seriously alarmed President Hoover. Last year's 1% cut was not large financially but it was enormous politically. Failing to continue it this year would seem like raising taxes. The President summoned Secretary of the Treasury Mellon to a White House conference, afterward declared...
...night when we had a frugal supper together in a Bloomsbury restaurant. . . . Our combined wealth was insufficient to save us from walking to Holloway station." With his permanent amazement at his own rise to eminence Mr. MacDonald commented: "Could any of you, with all your capacity to forecast, then have said to both of us, Gentlemen, you will bid each other good night tonight, and it will be your fate not to meet again until invited as guests of His Majesty to partake of his hospitality at Buckingham Palace?" Lord Dawson has never expressed such amazement at his own rise...
...Nadir of outspoken pessimism was reached in a trade forecast issued last week by the British Electrical Manufacturers' Association. This potent group went on record as predicting the present trade depression will almost surely last through 1931, that any recovery in 1932 will be only temporary. The U. S.. said this forecast, will take longer to recover than in 1921, being retarded by too large a production capacity, overcapitalization of earning assets...
...Jascha Heifetz. Sometimes, with one of these three the quartet would become temporarily a quintet. Admirers prevailed on them to give a series of recitals. They did so and found themselves famed. Such great virtuosos and maestros as Zimbalist, Heifetz, Arturo Toscanini verbally crowned the young artists with laurel, forecast shining future:. Singer Gluck created a fund to aid them, received contributions from Manhattan's music-loving Warburgs, Kahns, Guggenheimers, Lewisohns. Thus blessed they went forth as the Musical Art Quartet, and for four seasons have passed from fame to fame. The Garrett tour will be their first trip abroad...