Word: marketeers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Fogel left Harvard in 1928 without having successfully completed his general examinations and went to work on Wall Street. Except for the years between 1935 and 1945, during which Fogel left the stock market because of the Depression and World War II, he worked in the investment business continuously from 1928 until...
...concerns of life at Radcliffe between 1924 and 1928 that come out again and again in conversations with the women who graduated the year after Sacco and Vanzetti were executed, and the year before the stock market crashed. As a commuter, Bolster nevertheless participated a great deal in Radcliffe extracurricular activity. As she recalls, most of the '28 Class Marshals were commuters like her. All the commuters ate in Agassiz, and "in many ways were a more unified body than those living in the dorms. It was not that there were any hard feelings there, just a mechanical question...
...Chase N. Peterson '52, vice president for alumni affairs and development, said yesterday the Fund's success this year is especially noteworthy considering that for most of this year the stock market "was just terrible...
Volvo's troubles are symptomatic of the ills and abuses that are rendering Swedish companies uncompetitive on the world market, yet, despite the advent of a more conservative government, Sweden remains fully committed to the welfare state. Unable to lay off surplus workers or curb ruinous absenteeism (sometimes as high as 20%), Volvo saw its operating costs soar. Once noted for well-built, moderately priced autos, Volvo was forced to increase its prices until its top-of-the-line 264GL, at $10,500, is nearly as expensive as a Cadillac Coupe De Ville. Volvo sales have slumped globally...
Throughout this week, alumni will visit the Boston Pops, tour Quincy market, enjoy a New England lobster dinner at a suburban country club, and dance and drink to jazz combos...