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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reasons for optimism is that volume has been comparatively small; as the market slid, much of the selling came from small investors. Big institutional investors have not been selling, but they have not been buying either, thus have not been the bullish force they usually are. Brokers do not think that much of the bad news on the domestic side is cause for great concern. For two weeks, the market's anticipation of a rise in the Federal Reserve's discount rate added to the decline. But at week's end, after the rise came, the market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Ready to Rally? | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...effects of the strike on the economy. But as it became clear that the strike was not slowing the boom, the Fed began to worry over what will happen when the steel strike ends and steel users return in full force to the loan market. Many bankers think that an end to the strike, if not too long postponed, will create such a demand for money that rates may even take another jump before year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Turn of the Screw | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

Most businessmen do not think that the high cost of borrowing will choke off the boom. Corporate income taxes today trim the real cost of borrowing money by as much as one-half, with the result that the effective cost of borrowing money is still lower than at many other times in U.S. history. Moreover, a borrower who really needs the money is not likely to quibble about half a point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Turn of the Screw | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...polled would follow suit. An even more surprising feature of this question is that some of the staunch Catholics (five in all) failed to object to certain of the practices listed in question 41, all of which are morally objectionable in the eyes of the Church. Three, in particular, think pre-marital intercourse justifiable...

Author: By John B. Radner, | Title: Agnosticism, Misunderstanding Challenge University Catholics | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

...such a patronizing attitude among students and faculty members must rest upon the Catholics themselves. Too often they retreat from discussions of religion; they offer a catechism answer, or the excuse "I really haven't had time to read up on this yet." It is assumed they don't think for themselves about religion. Certainly at some point the individual's act of faith becomes a distinguishing factor--Credo ut intelligam, I believe that I might understand--but up to this point explanation is surely possible, and for that matter so is defense. Fifteen of the Catholics questioned had periods...

Author: By John B. Radner, | Title: Agnosticism, Misunderstanding Challenge University Catholics | 9/21/1959 | See Source »

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