Word: bearishness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...stocks which will rise most during the next two years. Most prominent was the food & dairy industry, mentioned four times. Practically every other industry was favored by at least one speaker. But no speaker was very enthusiastic over even his own selections. The tone of the meeting was definitely bearish...
...three swift jerks which jumped copper from 9½? to 10? to 11? to 12? came as welcome news to a market weary of bearish developments. This move was of course technically independent of last week's Manhattan meeting, but undoubtedly the coppermen talked informally of price. With tremendous stocks of copper on hand and little prospect of an immediate reduction in them, the new price has yet to meet a real test. But apparently depression and copper chaos have deprived the copper tycoons of none of their willingness to take big chances for big stakes...
Last month 91 companies passed dividends. In September last year the number was 19. Yet dividend statistics for the first nine months of 1930, compiled last week by the New York Times, refute the bearish implication of the 91 omissions...
...Dividend. Although British financial realms have been inundated with such bearish items as last week's dividend omission by United Molasses Co. Ltd., long a British bluechip, one bright announcement shone forth last week. Austin Co. (automobiles) declared a 60% dividend. Last year Austin paid 20% payment after having paid nothing since 1918. It has no connection with American Austin except in the considerable personal holdings of Sir Herbert Austin...
Copper. Following last fortnight's bearish statistics on the copper situation (TIME, Sept. 22), prices were again revised last week. Big producers who had been quoting 11? dropped to 10¼?, then 10½. Custom smelters slashed their price from 10¼? to 10½. Rumors were rampant that many large properties would soon be closed down. Although bulls found solace in the report that Western Electric during the past six weeks has bought enough copper to supply the Bell System's needs for four months, and other large consumers likewise think the present levels attractive, bears replied...