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Ben Platt named Hasty Pudding's 2020 Man of the Year
BEN PLATT NAMED HASTY PUDDING'S 2020 MAN OF THE YEAR
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We have to fix relief efforts if we want to have a viable economic recovery: Summers
May.08 -- Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, calls for reinforcement of relief efforts to ensure that people are comfortable and safe returning to the workforce. He warns that reopening the economy in the hopes that...
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Harvard's President Says Covid-19 Took 'a Lot Out of Me'
Jun.02 -- Harvard President Lawrence Bacow describes what it was like having Covid-19. He appears on "Leadership Live With David Rubenstein."
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Harvard Economist Alberto Alesina Dies at 63
May.26 -- Harvard University Economist and austerity expert Alberto Alesina has died at age 63, according to Italian media reports. Adam Posen, president at Peterson Institute, and Bloomberg’s Tom Keene reflect on Alesina’s life and work...
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Mid-sized Businesses Need Something Closer to Equity Than to Credit, Says Tarullo
Jul.10 -- Dan Tarullo, Former Federal Reserve Board Governor, says that businesses need something closer to equity than the debt financing provided by the Fed. Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers worries that that a Fed-first...
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Harvard’s Rogoff: Negative Rates Should Be on the Table for Fed
Jun.16 -- Harvard University Economics Professor Kenneth Rogoff explains how and when the Federal Reserve could approach using negative interest rates. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
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Harvard’s Rogoff Sees a Lot of Tough Times Ahead for U.S. Economy
Nov.05 -- Harvard Professor of Economics Kenneth Rogoff explains why he is not optimistic about the coronavirus pandemic and the damage it is doing to the U.S. economy. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
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Summers Says Biden Wealth Tax Likely Off the Table
Nov.06 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, says that the split of votes makes it likely that a wealth tax, Medicare for All, and...
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Stocks Could Fall 20% Below Their Current Levels, Says Summers
Sep.18 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden, says equities could fall 20% from current levels and expects more volatility. He joins...
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Summers Expects Election Result Will Be Quick
Sep.25 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, says he expects to know to have the winner of the U.S. Presidential election declared...
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There Are No Villains in GameStop Frenzy: Rogoff
Feb.19 -- Harvard Economics Professor and Former IMF Chief Economist Ken Rogoff says the surge in retail investing is here to stay and thinks there are no villains in the GameStop frenzy. Quadratic Capital Founder and chief investment...
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Economy Can Handle Overheating From Biden's Stimulus Plan: Summers
Jan.15 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Pres.-elect Biden's campaign, says the economy will overheat if Pres.-elect Biden's stimulus plan is passed as written, but says...
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U.S. Will Still Be a Superpower: Summers
Feb.12 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor, thinks the U.S. Will still be a superpower, but cautions that there could be a re-examination of the system of democracy because of how...
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Pace of Vaccinations Not a Pretty Picture: Summers
Jan.08 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Pres.-elect Biden's campaign, criticizes the slow pace of vaccinations and calls for more research on the use of one dose instead...
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Summers Fears U.S. Economy Is on 'Risky Course'
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers Summers says the Fed is too focused on labor market slack while allowing the economy and inflation to overheat. "We've got rising inflation and we're not tightening financial conditions,"...
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Summers Clashes with Yellen Over Inflation Fears
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers continue his debate with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the risks of inflation and weighs in on President Biden's $1.75 trillion spending framework. He spoke with Bloomberg's David...
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CLEAN : SHORT PROFILE: IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath
SHORT PROFILE of IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath as the fund announces she will leave her post and return to Harvard University's economics department in January (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Summers Says Rising Yields Mean Investors Sensing Inflation Risk
Oct.01 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says that markets may be showing “recognition” that inflation won’t ease after Treasury yields surged toward the highest levels since early 2021. "Once these things start they...
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Summers Says Fed Should Raise Rates Four Times Next Year
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell should signal the possibility of raising interest rates four times in 2022, in order to restore what he argues is the central bank's lost...
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Summers Sees Increasing Risk of 2022 Recession
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers sees an increasing risk that a recession will start this year. "The risks of a 2022 recession are significantly higher than I would have judged six or nine weeks ago," Summers says on...
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What Summers Is Watching at the G-20 Summit
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers previews the Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia on "Wall Street (This) Week."
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Summers Sees 'Whiffs' of Enron Scandal in FTX Collapse
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says there are "whiffs" of the Enron scandal in the meltdown of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto empire. "I would compare it with Enron," Summers says on Bloomberg Television's "Wall Street Week"...
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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum exhibits
CLEAN: Interior shots of various exhibits at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum including a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 December 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Summers Says Politically Pressuring Fed a 'Fool's Game'
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers says the attempt to politically pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell on interest-rates policy by two Democratic senators this week would be counterproductive. "Frankly, the Fed doesn't...