Word: gain
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first phase of his campaign was pure Giap: trying to draw U.S. forces to the periphery of South Viet Nam, into isolated areas where they had little to gain and lives to lose. He did much the same thing to the French in 1952 and 1953. Last week's series of urban attacks was a radical departure, but it has some logic and some advantages. A major element in U.S. strength is mobility in the air; if enough damage could be done to airfields and aircraft, that element would be sharply reduced. Fighting inside cities also nullified much...
...businessmen could raise capital by selling shares in their enterprises, and where investors could turn a profit when those enterprises prospered. The market still serves both purposes, but today it is judged less by what it does for businessmen seeking capital than by what it accomplishes for investors seeking gain...
...degree, the institutional managers are men in their 30s and early 40s, and they are changing many of the old rules with new attitudes. Instead of aiming to preserve capital or achieve steady dividends, they are confidently committed to a cult of growth. In their search for short-term gain, many are taking longer risks for larger profits, trading in and out for the quick turn...
...correctly identify me as a conservative and one of the original backers of Barry Goldwater's 1964 Republican nomination for President [Jan. 19]. But you mistakenly give the impression that I might be in some degree receptive to Governor Rockefeller's current calculated drive to gain the 1968 G.O.P. nomination. While I recognize that his presidential machine is rolling again, I do not favor Governor Rockefeller as our nominee, nor do a majority of the Republicans...
...shares a day, almost double the 1965 rate and a 38% leap from the 1967 daily average. Though no figures are available for the scattered over-the-counter market, brokers estimate that volume has risen by 70% from a year ago. The American Stock Exchange shows the most stunning gain of all: average daily volume has jumped 182% in a year, from 2,826,495 shares to 7,949,003. Last week Amex volume swelled to four successive daily records, reaching a peak of 10,160,000 shares on Thursday, highest in the Exchange's 118-year history...