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Just as has been the case all year, the hottest stocks were in the three areas that hold out the most promise for rapid growth and high profits in the energy-scarce, tension-riddled 1980s: oil, defense and high technology. With petroleum prices once again rising, Exxon shares leaped to an alltime high of $87.75, while Royal Dutch Petroleum, another big gainer, rose to a record $111.50 a share but lost a few points at week's end. Raytheon, a major defense contractor whose stock has nearly doubled in value during the year, closed the week...
...looks like a Bedouin encampment. The "bathers" huddle under white sheets held up on posts driven into the sand. In Taiwan, tanned skin is frowned upon; the ideal beauty is pale. If your skin is tan it means you have to work outdoors, farming or building. Even on the hottest days, workers stay covered from head to toe. Some car washers in Taipei wear detachable sleeves to keep their arms out of the sun; they remove them when they rest in the shade. So Alex and I are not surprised that many of the "bathers" are fully clothed...
...rarely earned a callback during her first seven years in Hollywood, but Patti Davis, 28, is now just about the hottest name in town. The actress, who will be appearing on the Nov. 26 episode of TV's Vega$, has been receiving a hundred offers a day, says her manager Jay Bernstein. "She is as hot as any client I've ever had." And that from the man who handled the sizzling careers of Suzanne Somers and Farrah Fawcett. Davis, nee Reagan, assumed her mother Nancy's maiden name in 1974, she explains, "to have a better...
...Data General Corp. are all leading suppliers of minicomputer designs for small-to medium-sized businesses. Massachusetts' Wang Laboratories is a leading manufacturer of word processors. One new small word processor company based in Boulder, Colo., calls itself NBI, which stands for Nothing But Initials. The hottest new firm of all, Apple (1979 sales: $75 million), is not yet five years old and plans its first public stock offering before year...
...hours away from the State Capital as lead vocalist and saxophonist for "Erik Nuri and The Cost of Living," a locally-renowned band, Nuri combined his vocation and avocation this summer with the release of "Let's Vote," a "rap" record with a political message. "Rap" records, the hottest discs on the Black music charts this year, feature a repetitive rhythmic backround and lyrics which have the singer tell a story in a conversational tone...