[PEN-L:6294] Giffin, stocks and FEX

1996-09-22 Thread Alex Izurieta
At 12:39 PM 9/18/96, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know of empirical examples of Giffin goods, either in case of a price increase or of a price decrease? While [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Doug Henwood) repsonds: Stocks? Doug .. Well said, Doug! In particular Stocks and Foreign

[PEN-L:6295] Giffin, stocks and FEX: corrigendum

1996-09-22 Thread Alex Izurieta
In general, all markets in which expectations of future prices play a more determinant role than actual prices, may act as "Giffen markets" if actual and expected price changes follow different directions... Sorry, both should have the same sign. Alex Alex Izurieta E-mail: [EMAIL

[PEN-L:6296] German Military Increases Its International Capability

1996-09-22 Thread SHAWGI TELL
German imperialism is gradually breaking from its dependence on the U.S. and is rebuilding its own international military capabilities. The head of Germany's land forces last Thursday unveiled detailed plans for a 1,000-strong special combat unit. The elite unit, geared to behind-the-lines

[PEN-L:6298] Four Communists Jailed For Their Beliefs

1996-09-22 Thread SHAWGI TELL
A Tirana court September 16, sentenced four Albanians to 12-18 months in prison for "founding a communist party and trying to overthrow the government by violence." The four (Timoshenko Pekmezi, 54; Sami Meta, 52; Tare Isufi, 73; and Kristaq Mosko, 45) were arrested in February. The police used

[PEN-L:6300] Re: Labor Party Paul Z.

1996-09-22 Thread Gerald Levy
Adolph Reed wrote: He [Paul Z] was at the Cleveland convention, was an active and vocal participant -- even to the point of attempting to form a dissident caucus in the back of the convention center immediately upon our final adjournment. This sounds like the *real* reason. Jerry

[PEN-L:6301] Re: Labor Party Paul Z.

1996-09-22 Thread Doug Henwood
At 2:12 PM 9/22/96, Gerald Levy wrote: Adolph Reed wrote: He [Paul Z] was at the Cleveland convention, was an active and vocal participant -- even to the point of attempting to form a dissident caucus in the back of the convention center immediately upon our final adjournment. This sounds

[PEN-L:6303] Albanian Workers On Strike

1996-09-22 Thread SHAWGI TELL
150,000 public-sector workers staged a one-hour warning strike September 16, demanding full compensation from the government for recent price hikes in bread, gas, and fuel and for rising inflation. The Independent Trade Union and the Confederation of Albanian Trade Unions met government

[PEN-L:6304] Re: Labor Party Paul Z.

1996-09-22 Thread Doug Henwood
At 3:00 PM 9/22/96, Gerald Levy wrote: and my point is that the move against the Buffalo Chapter and Paul Z was bureaucratic in nature. It not only denied Paul and the Buffalo Chapter the right to a fair hearing, but as Adolph notes, the LP "leadership" was already quite aware of Paul's status

[PEN-L:6305] Re: Labor Party Paul Z.

1996-09-22 Thread Paul Zarembka
On Sun, 22 Sep 1996, Doug Henwood wrote: If you join a party whose constitution says no electoral endorsements, it seems to me that the leadership has every right to expel you if you violate that. Doug, I didn't vote, but was chairing the meeting, so why don't you call for expelling all who

[PEN-L:6306] CBC (Canada) Eliminates 2,500 Jobs

1996-09-22 Thread SHAWGI TELL
Perrin Beatty, President of the CBC, announced on Thursday that the federal government has demanded a further reduction of $127 million in the budget of the CBC within six months. Mr. Beatty said this would result in the loss of 2,500 full time jobs at the corporation. The CBC presently employs