Word: keys
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...gave him reason to think otherwise. "That is the wrong tone to use, even with economic vassals," snapped the Toronto Star. "Canadians are perfectly aware that U.S. capital comes in here because this is a profitable country in which to invest, not for altruistic reasons. U.S. capital dominates many key Canadian industries. What this means is that the making of economic decisions affecting Canada lies far too often in non-Canadian hands." Said the Financial Post: "Canadians wonder whether they can call their country their own when outsiders own so much...
...noted Mannix, is the only major nation with no Government-controlled health plan. And it will have such a plan tomorrow, he prophesied gloomily, unless action is taken today to strengthen the voluntary medical system of which voluntary hospitals are a key component...
Personal Finance. A key sign of better living standards is the steady rise in consumer spending, which has jumped $20 billion in the last year to its present record of $311 billion; consumer durable goods alone account for $44 billion. By next spring, consumer buying is expected to top $325 billion annually-as much as the total gross national product a decade ago. To spur the rise, personal income, up $20.6 billion in the past year, is expected to jump almost $20 billion in the next twelve months...
...slowly but inexorably, they began to rise on all sides, starting a steady acceleration that should reach a climax in early October. By then, if the nation's basic industry is still-shuttered up, the alternative to a settlement will be real trouble for the U.S. economy. The key forces...
...bigger. They buzz that he is working toward a merger with a major French or Italian automaker to dominate the car industry in the European Common Market. He has had Daimler buy preferred shares that can be converted into 5% of Studebaker-Packard Corp., his U.S. distributor. But a key factor in Daimler-Benz's plans will be the effect of the new U.S. compact cars on Mercedes' vital U.S. sales. Daimler-Benz is less worried than most other European car makers. Says President Fritz Konecke: "Our appeal is to a different kind of customer...