Word: investers
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...retraining workers whose jobs have disappeared because of imports has largely fallen on Washington. The Federal Government has spent nearly $10 billion on programs that amounted to little more than extended unemployment benefits. Retraining workers could be more effectively done by companies, and tax incentives would encourage firms to invest more in their employees...
...tidal wave of imports has brought benefits as well. The foreign challenge, Greenspan said, could even help keep the U.S. from slipping into a recession. He argued that fierce competition from abroad has spurred American companies to invest heavily in cost-saving equipment, and the outlays mean that business will continue growing. Capital spending is a significant driving force behind the economy...
...matter of policy, the University will not invest in predominantly South African companies--i.e., companies with more than 50 percent of their operations in South Africa. Harvard holds stock in American companies such as General Motors, Coca Cola, IBM, Exxon, and others that have operations in South Africa. The vast majority of these firms, however, have offices or branches in that country that account for less than one percent of their business...
Despite these arguments, some will still argue that it is simply immoral for the university to "invest in apartheid" and reap the benefits of such an unjust regime through the dividends received from these companies. In fact, the vast majority of the firms in our portfolio do less than one percent of their total business in South Africa. Any profits that are repatriated from from that country and find their way into company dividends make up only a tiny portion of the funds we receive from our equity holdings. Those who feel that even this amount is enough to condemn...
Westbrook said the unusual resolution was consistent with Cleveland's policy of "expressing abhorrence of and taking action on apartheid in South Africa." The city will not invest in companies doing business in the apartheid state. It is currently considering full divestment of city funds from banks doing business in South Africa, Westbrook said...