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This article focuses on the race for new energy resources as oil prices rise. Hybrid-electric cars are proven successes, and now automobile makers including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mazda, Mitsubishi and several others are showing off their models to compete with Honda and Toyota. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan said that the rising oil prices causing this hybrid-hype are bound to create a drag on the economy "from now on." Technological innovations have driven down the cost of alternate energy sources, but the problem is that technologies like hydrogen fuel cells may take years or decades before they are available in sufficient quantities.

Offers information on celebrities, business and political leaders and others who made an impact in 1999. United States Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan; US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Golfer Tiger Woods; Chinese President Jiang Zemin; Queen Noor; Author J.K. Rowling; Pixar chairman Steve Jobs; Others.

Analyzes the work of Robert Rubin, Alan Greenspan, and Larry Summers in handling the United States economy. Upset in world markets in 1998; Dangers to the US economy; Difficult decisions the men must make; Growing anti-US backlash for its economic policy; Inevitability of the Asian market correction; Impact of the collapse of Thailand's currency; Concerns about the speed of the Asian collapse; Bond between the men.

Examines current complaints against Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan since the Fed raised short-term interest rates on Feb. 4 and again on March 22, 1994. Fundamental criticism of how Greenspan has tried to keep his balance between several constituencies; His attempts to fend off those in Congress who want to encroach on Fed's autonomy; Jittery investors; Greenspan's relationship with President Bill Clinton; Brief profile of Greenspan.

Information about several papers discussed at the meeting of Board of Economists to assess the state of economy in the U.S. is presented. Topics include the need of increase in consumer spending to give 3.3% annual growth, tax cuts and the future business trends. The meeting featured Otto Eckstein, chief economic adviser Walter Heller and Conservative Alan Greenspan.

This article focuses on U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke as he is approaching his first six months in that job. The style of Bernanke as Chairman is contrasted with that of his predecessor, Alan Greenspan. Bernanke is portrayed as one who listens, debates and airs opinions, who has wit and gives clear pointed answers to questions. The article discusses his career, his family background, his relationship to Congress, and his positions on monetary issues.

This article compares and contrasts the speaking styles of the chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke with his predecessor Alan Greenspan. Where Greenspan was famous for impenetrable statements and circumlocutions, Bernanke is clear and concise. The article compares statements on inflation, employment, energy policy and China, making plain the differences between the two men.

Presents letters to the editor in response to previously published articles in "Time" magazine. Responses from readers regarding the cover story on Pope Benedict XVI in the May 2, 2005 issue; Response from readers regarding an article on Tony Blair's election campaign, in the May 2, 2005 issue; Response to the article "Greenspan's Deficits," published in the May 2, 2005 issue about Alan Greenspan; Others.

Reports on the final year that Alan Greenspan will serve as the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. How the U.S. economy is showing signs of slowing growth and oil-fueled inflation; Volatility in the Dow Jones Industrial Average; Concerns over Social Security privatization; Career highlights for Greenspan.

This article discusses individuals who's living involves trying to predict the shape of things to come before anybody else. Albert Einstein remarked in 1932 that "There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable." Thomas Edison thought alternating current would be a waste of time. Franklin Delano Roosevelt once predicted, when he was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, that airplanes would never be useful in battle against a fleet of ships. There's nothing like the passage of time to make the world's smartest people look like complete idiots. Why is predicting the future so difficult? After all, if history is just one thing after another, shouldn't the future be more of the same? But over and over again, even our most highly educated guesses go disastrously wrong. We desperately need forecasters to help us narrow the infinity of plausible futures down to one or at least to a manageable handful. We look at the present and see the present; they see the seeds of the future. They are our advance scouts, infiltrating the undiscovered country, stealing over the border to bring back priceless reconnaissance maps of the world to come. In the following pages, you will meet some of them. There's Hiroshi Tsutsumi, who tries to predict the behavior of one of the most fickle, most influential demographics in the world: the Tokyo hipster. Former jazz musician (and current Federal Reserve Chairman) Alan Greenspan has been staring the future in the face for years and has to put our money (and his) where his mouth is. Peter Schwartz is the man whom Senators, CEOS and movie directors go to for previews of the future. He predicted the rise of OPEC in the 1970s and the fall of the World Trade Center in 2001.

Reports on the variety of people in the labor force that is keeping the United States economy on its longest economic expansion. Warnings from the US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan about the impossibility of sustaining labor supply to met job demand; Description of the people who are making up the US work force including immigrants, women, the young and the old; Example of the measures that some companies go through to find enough employees.

Discusses the plight of the NASDAQ stock exchange in the early months of 2000. Reasons behind the erratic behavior in stock valuation; Responses of investors; Consequences of United States Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's decision to raise interest rates; Why the stock exchange has continued to rebound; Why high loss margins are not concerning people as much as they might.

The article presents information on the economic condition of the U.S. amid ongoing recession. The nation's industrial production has declined 1.9 percent in April 1980. There was a sharp .8 percent increase in unemployment that occurred in April alone. Economic adviser Alan Greenspan has predicted that the nation's business output would decline this spring at an annual rate of 7.7 percent.

Focuses on the reaction of US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin to the news of the stock market crash on October 27, 1997. How the drop in the Dow Jones industrial average was fulfillment of a prophecy Greenspan had made twice before; Greenspan's testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, which indicated that he views US economic performance as impressive and unthreatened by turmoil in Asia; The monitoring of the global financial furor by Rubin.

Looks at Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's raising of short-term interest rates by 0.75%, the largest amount since 1981, in an effort to restrain the economy and forestall inflation. The resulting bond market tumble; Comment by Robert Hormats, Goldman Sachs International; The case made by defenders of rate hikes; Critics' views.

The article focuses on various insights of economists and bankers on the growing federal debt of the U.S. Former economic adviser Walter Heller contends that the deficit spree of the administration of U.S. President Reagan might induce such tight money that it would abort any recovery, stressing the need of raising taxes in 1983. Perspectives from economists Alan Greenspan and Michael Evans on the impact of the deficit on the U.S. economy are also highlighted.

The article focuses on the financial crisis in the U.S. Particular attention is given to the people involved in the economic instability in the country. Notable people featured include former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, U.S. President George W. Bush, chief executive officer of Countrywide Financial Corporation Angelo Mozilo and James Cayne, former chief executive officer of Bear Stearns.

The article focuses on Ben Bernanke, U.S. President George W. Bush's selection to take over the position of Federal Reserve chairman following the retirement of Alan Greenspan. Greenspan's career as Fed Chairman is reviewed. The article describes how Bernanke will face record U.S. deficits and a slowing housing market when he takes over the job as chairman. The author predicts how Bernanke's economic philosophy will differ from Greenspan's during his tenure as Fed Chairman.

The article profiles Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan and the forecasting involved in his job. Greenspan functions as something akin to America's economic Prognosticator in Chief. For decades Greenspan, 78, has constantly kept a finger in the air, trying to divine the economic future and determine how best to prepare. In his role as protector of America's economic future, Greenspan sometimes acts to head off scenarios that are exceedingly remote but, in the worst case, could do extreme damage. Concerned last year that growth was not taking hold despite large tax cuts and worried over the slim possibility that the economy could slip into a deflationary spiral, he opted to cut short-term interest rates to 1%, their lowest level since 1958. "His policy was to move aggressively to pre-empt the chance that this small-probability event would ever take place," says Roger Ferguson, the Fed's vice chairman. "The reward was to avoid any likelihood of deflation or economic collapse, but with a risk the Fed could end up stimulating inflation." It worked out: inflation remained in check. Greenspan, a former jazz musician and a disciple of free-market philosopher Ayn Rand, frequently confronts such agonizing choices. As the Clinton era drew to a close, he correctly foresaw the brewing bubble in high-tech stocks. He searched for a way to alert investors, famously referring to an "irrational exuberance" building up in the stock market.Over the years, Greenspan has shown a knack for forecasts that have pleased Wall Street and Main Street alike. In mid-September he raised short-term rates one-quarter of a percentage point amid mixed signals on the economy. Growth is relatively robust, despite high energy prices, fears of a housing bubble and spots of stubborn unemployment. This time Greenspan was betting not just that the good news would prevail but also that America might soon confront the risk of renewed inflation.

The article presents the views of the TIME's Board of Economist on the crediting moves by the Federal Reserve Board in the U.S. Beryl Sprinker, executive vice president of Harris Bank, believes that the action of the Federal Reserve will help in reducing the inflation rate. David Grove, senior economic adviser at Marine Midland Banks Inc., argues that a quick approach is necessary to alleviate the effects of inflation. Alan Greenspan, former chief economic adviser of former U.S. President Gerald Ford, the new reserve requirements will increase the cost of Eurodollars which will stimulate major sources of funds.

The article reports on the views of the members of "TIME's" Board of Economists over the 1979 recession in the U.S., which it forecasted as early as November 1978 but started in April 1978. According to the board, the worst of the recession is yet to come as it expects that the economy will decline by 3% and inflation rate will remain near 10%. Democratic Walter Heller believes that the recession has just started to incur its damage to the economy. Republican Alan Greenspan predicts that the economy will plunge in the coming winter and spring, with the board's prediction an unemployment rate of 8% by the summer of 1980. Meanwhile, another step of dethroning the dollar as the global currency reserve may be made at the annual International Monetary Fund meeting in Belgrade, Serbia.

The article focuses on the forecast of the Board of Economists of the periodical "Time," who gathered in Manhattan, New York City to conduct their quarterly assessment of the 1978 economic condition. Executive vice president Beryl Sprinkel of Chicago's Harris Bank predicts that real gross national product (GNP) will decrease by 2.4% in the third quarter and 3.2% in the fourth quarter of 1979. It relates that former chief economic adviser Alan Greenspan of Ford Motor Co.'s corporate president sees a short recession that will not reach 1980. Data Resources Inc.'s president Otto Eckstein says that GNP will pick up enough to achieve a 3.1% growth rate for the entire 1979. Monetary expert Robert Triffin foresees a steady inflation rate until April 1979.

The article provides insights into the economic situation in the U.S. Alan Greenspan, the former chief economic adviser of President Gerald Ford, forecasts a surge in gross national product (GNP) and a recession late in the 1980, while Otto Eckstein, chief of Data Resources Inc., believes that employment has been growing much faster than production because of the rise in the rate of job creation. However, Republican members Beryl Sprinkel and Murray Weidenbaum of Washington University figure that President Jimmy Carter's anti-inflation campaign will most likely fail if the government will make no actions to reduce the budget deficit and the growth of spending.

The article presents the conclusion of the "Time" magazine board of economists on the executive caution due to the threat of inflation, rising interest rates, and economic slowdown in 1979 in the U.S. According to Alan Greenspan, former chairman of Economic Advisers, the state of the business mind cannot be exorcised through mass psychotherapy. Otto Eckstein, head of Data Resources Inc., cites that executive caution should be described as business realism and not lack of confidence. It also mentions that the "Time" board of economist is predicting that Federal Reserve will allow the commercial banks to pay higher interests.

The article presents perspectives from notable people from various fields on the performance of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Historian C. Vann Woodward from Yale University stressed that the populist label chosen by Carter would be put to unprecedented tests. Alan Greenspan, chief economic adviser from a former administration, viewed the President positively. Vernon Jordan, executive director of the National Urban League, noted his high opinion of Carter, due to the President's initiative to establish a definite profile for his administration by introducing significant approaches for human rights issues and energy policy.

The article offers information on various topics related to different events and notable persons. It mentions that the annual Counter Gridiron dinner was organized to produce money that will serve as funds for the legal defense of a journalist and for the Gridiron Club of Washington, D.C. It states that various notable persons attended the dinner including Economic Adviser Alan Greenspan, editor Gloria Steinem, and Treasury Secretary William Simon. It says that Maestro Jose Serebrier acted as the guest conductor during the Easter music festival, wherein his hands were wounded because he used a baton during the performance. Moreover, it adds that the "self cabana" created by designer Rudi Gernreich, could solve the problems concerning the lockers on the beach.

The article focuses on the forecast of economic status in the U.S. wherein several businessmen and private economists predict that economic slowdown will end in three or four months. According to U.S. President Gerard Ford's chief economist Alan Greenspan, the economy will face a decline in annual rate and fears a rise in unemployment rate but strongly believes that recession will end before or after midyear. He also added that tax cut proposals are required for immediate economic recovery and that the Congress must take a quick action on it. Also mentioned are the signs of improvement in the economy including a decrease in unemployment-compensation benefit claims, a rise in retail sales volume, new orders for manufactured goods, and a decline in interest rates.

The article profiles the Russian-born author, Ayn Rand, who is a longtime friend of Alan Greenspan, the new chairman of former U.S. President Gerald Ford's Council of Economic Advisers. It says that Greenspan look up to Rand's work and her philosophy of objectivism which she describes as advocating reason, individualism, and capitalism. It reveals that Rand is delighted that the younger generation is slowly being exposed to her ideas.

The article discusses the condition of economic policy in the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1974. It mentions that public confidence in the Nixon's administration's management of the economy is fast running out, after months of punishing inflation and low economic productivity. It discusses the appointment of Alan Greenspan, a Manhattan, New York City business consultant and owner of Townsend-Greenspan & Co., as the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) chairman, replacing Herbert Stein.

Features Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Greenspan being called zealot in 1994 for his interest-rate increases; Greenspan getting credit for the prosperous US economy in 1997; His belief that the Federal Reserve should tighten credit at the first sign of inflation; Brief details on career and personal life.

Presents business news for the week of July 16-22, 1995. Nose-dive of the stock market following an optimistic report from Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan; NASDAQ's largest one-day loss since October, 1987; Negotiations by Westinghouse Electric Corp. representatives to merge with CBS Inc.; Acquisition of the Scott Paper Co. by Kimberley-Clark Corp. to make the world's largest manufacturer of tissue paper.

The article reports on the proposal of consumption tax in the U.S. The authors reveal that the tax system, which would only make consumers to pay taxes of their expenditures, is favored and endorsed by David Bradford, James McKie, and Alan Greenspan. Meanwhile, they point out that Democratic presidential candidates Walter Mondale and Gary Hart support an alternative plan proposed by Senator Bill Bradley and Congressman Richard Gephardt.

The article focuses on the prospects by team of the U.S. President Ronald Reagan to run his Administration . It states the group headed by Reagan's attorney, William French Smith, has put together a list of possible appointees for the main posts. It states that George Shultz was appointed Secretary of State, Alan Greenspan was appointed Secretary of the Treasury, and Richard Allen was the campaign adviser on foreign affairs.

The article presents an interview with former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan as of November 2013. Greenspan discusses various topics including his book "The Map and the Territory," social benefits in America, and his work with four Presidents of the U.S. Greenspan's criticism of the nation's Republican Party is mentioned, along with 30-year U.S. Treasury bond yields, subprime mortgages, and stocks.

The article focuses on the standing of presidential candidates Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon regarding the direction of the U.S. economy. Both candidates have different views on tax reformation and trading industry. It also says that both candidates have a professional economic adviser such as Alan Greenspan for Nixon's team who is a federal budget expert, and Walter W. Heller for Humphrey's team who works as chairman of Council of Economic Advisers and University of Minnesota professor.

The article discusses several of the people who were involved in a financial crisis in the U.S. in 2008, including former U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Phil Gramm, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief Chris Cox, and Hank Paulson who served as Secretary of the Treasury under then-U.S. President George W. Bush. Former Chairman of the U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Alan Greenspan and his book "The Map and the Territory" are mentioned.

The article discusses the financial crisis of 2008, examining the causes for the economic downturn. The role former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan played in the economic downturn is described. Other topics include bank holding companies entering deregulated industries and the U.S. obsession with home ownership.

This article presents quotations from Alan Greenspan, former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, on his policies, Senator Hillary Clinton on her tax return documents, and pianist Leone Magiera on opera singer Luciano Pavarotti's final public performance.