Word: importantally
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In most of the big ways, the approach of the century mark has left him remarkably unaffected. True, he uses a hearing aid and walks with a cane, and a bad leg has forced him to give up dancing the rumba. But it is also true that he still golfs...
He made his debut on Broadway in 1913, acting in a comedy called The Misleading Lady. Other parts followed, but, itching to control the entire stage, he began writing and directing. For half a century after Broadway, his first big hit, he was the theater's leading show doctor, whose...
By far the Fed's most important mission is to manage the supply of money and credit in the banking system. By controlling the amount of cash available to banks, the Board of Governors affects interest rates and ultimately influences the level of inflation. The discreet actions of the Fed...
Volcker called on May 19 to ask for a meeting that was set for seven days later. The get-together was originally scheduled for Baker's office in the White House West Wing, but the Fed chairman did not want to be spotted entering the building. Instead, he asked Baker...
More than underlining his differences with Volcker, however, Greenspan must stress his similarity in one major respect: unwillingness to be manipulated for partisan political purposes. Says John Heimann, vice chairman of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and a former U.S. Comptroller of the Currency: "The most important thing he has to...