Word: investors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...from America since World War II are watching the new U.S. uneasiness with interest. Most of them have long since adopted firm, sometimes perniciously protectionist legislation. Generally their governments have near-total discretion to veto foreign investments. The Bank of England, for instance, can simply refuse an unwanted alien investor the right to obtain British currency. France requires official authorization for all investments above 1 million francs ($222,000). The only major Western nation with virtually no controls is West Germany. Even after the recent Arab purchase by Kuwaiti interests of 14% of Daimler-Benz AG, there seems...
Rarely has fear scored so total a victory over greed in the minds of investors as in the stock market of 1974. As traders worried about virulent inflation and mounting evidence of recession, many common stocks dropped to prices not seen since the 1950s. Rallies were brief and whimsical, reflecting sporadic technical adjustments rather than any lasting return of investor confidence. The Dow Jones industrial average sank to two twelve-year lows in two months, most recently on Dec. 6 when it dropped to 578. It closed last week at 593, up 15 points for the week but still...
Several other witnesses involved in the production of the Goldberg book backed up Rockefeller's testimony. Confirming that he was the sole investor in the book, Laurance Rockefeller admitted that "this is one investment I wish I had not made." The only partially damaging witness against Rocky was Goldberg himself. Bumping into Rockefeller on his way to testify, Goldberg remarked: "You've had a long day." "Thank you for coming," replied Rocky, clapping Goldberg on the shoulder. Calling the book "libelous" (though he plans no lawsuit), Goldberg withdrew his earlier endorsement of Rockefeller for Vice President. The last...
...petroleum prices remaining high for quite some time," Brimmer said to a luncheon meeting sponsored by Institutional Investor Magazine. He warned that the United States should not try to force oil prices down...
...leisure in which to think out the details of economic strategy. Dismal crop forecasts last week made plain that food-price inflation is gathering speed again. A union plan to shut down the nation's coal mines this week underlined boiling labor unrest. The stock market, reflecting investor skepticism that anything much would change, plunged to new lows. The success or failure of Ford's presidency will be judged largely by whether in the months ahead he can produce a different kind of economic news...