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...universities? Says Dr. Don E. Detmer, vice president of health sciences at the University of Utah: "There's no question that if a place like Humana goes after our programs, we can't compete." Academics also wonder if the willingness of corporations like Humana to invest in research will make it harder for schools to win public funding. They fear that state legislatures and federal agencies may become more reluctant to spend limited resources for projects that could be done by profitmaking companies...
Tutu told a Memorial Church audience of almost 500 listeners of the plight of his country's political prisoners and the lack of civil rights which Black South Africans face. He then said, "That is the kind of system that those who invest in South Africa are buttressing, whether they like...
Like most organizations of its size and wealth, Radcliffe uses outside managers to invest its money. With direction from a trustees' investment policy committee, which meets nine times a year, the four managers specialize in fixed-income investments, growth stocks, blue-chip stocks and other special investments...
Most economists, however, doubt that a new slump is likely any time soon. The economy does not now show the signs normally visible just before a recession. Business inventories are generally low, consumers are still spending, and corporations continue to invest. Experts think the economy is simply shifting from the torrid pace of this year's first half to a more sustainable growth rate. Says Walter Heller, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson: "This is a lull, but not a lull that has come to stay." Concurs Alan Greenspan, President Ford...
Reagan has another big deficit to worry about in a second term: the trade deficit, which is a painful side effect of the federal budget deficit and the strong dollar. High interest rates caused by Government borrowing encourage foreigners to invest their money in the U.S. This in turn drives up the value of American currency, which makes imports enticingly cheap and creates bargains for Americans traveling abroad. But a rising dollar can be devastating to U.S. firms selling in foreign markets, since it pushes up the price of everything from General Electric jet engines to Caterpillar tractors. Since Reagan...