Word: growth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Discoveries by Elion and Hitchings led to drugs that stop cancer cells from reproducing their genetic material, thereby hindering growth of the cancer, the announcement said...
...financial crisis was avoided. It can even be argued that the actions of the Fed to revive the market, namely pumping huge amounts of liquidity into the economy, provided the stimulus for the strong growth we have seen in 1988. The market has recovered somewhat, and the echoes of the crash are only dimly heard...
...settling, some lessons are emerging. At the same time, an election is upon us. The juncture of these two events provides an occasion to reflect upon what this country wants its financial markets to be. They can be casinos or they can be the lifeblood of future U.S. economic growth. It is a choice that this country can and should make before events make the decision...
...past few years, a substantial part of which was used in connection with takeovers and restructurings. In certain instances, the use of a reasonable amount of high-yield debt can easily be justified. However, it is questionable whether businesses can service all of this debt while investing for growth. A recession could bring a wave of defaults...
Junk bonds are piling up on top of a huge mountain of existing debt. The world's commercial banks hold almost half of the $1.2 trillion in Third World debt. That debt is choking growth in half the world, and most of it will never get repaid. At the same time, both banks and savings and loan associations have made billions of dollars' worth of bad loans to the real estate and energy industries...