Word: investments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There's a lot left in me for the next round," she said. "I've had quite a few opportunities since I've been here, and I've turned them all down because I wanted to invest in Radcliffe...
...Wilson said she could best invest in theinstitution to which she has devoted a decade bystepping aside...
...years is a long time to stay in this seat," she said. "I want to invest everything I can in this institution, and this...
...advent of the euro has further heightened competition by eliminating the currency risk for investors, so that French mutual funds can safely invest, for example, in German companies for the first time. But another important effect of the same development is that European companies are all coming under increased pressure to improve their share performance for international shareholders regardless of local circumstances--even those that don't face global competition. "There's tremendous pressure from institutional investors who have seen the positive effects of shareholder power in the U.S. and are demanding similar moves in Europe," says Manfred Kets...
Keynes' basic idea was simple. In order to keep people fully employed, governments have to run deficits when the economy is slowing. That's because the private sector won't invest enough. As their markets become saturated, businesses reduce their investments, setting in motion a dangerous cycle: less investment, fewer jobs, less consumption and even less reason for business to invest. The economy may reach perfect balance, but at a cost of high unemployment and social misery. Better for governments to avoid the pain in the first place by taking up the slack...