Word: bonde
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...freeze itself helped push down bond interest rates, by giving lenders and borrowers more hope that inflation would be brought under control. Bond interest rates traditionally are composed of a 3% "basic" rate and a so-called inflationary premium tacked on in anticipation of a further erosion of the dollar's value. High-quality utility bonds that sold at an average yield of 8¼% before the freeze...
...strongly than with her family, particularly with Mama. When she made her debut at La Scala, long a dream of hers and Mama's, she wrote a postcard home that said: "We made it, Mom. You and I." There, in seven words, is the whole story of their remarkable bond...
...shares to the public have fallen far behind redemptions. Because of the funds' disappointing investing record over the past two years, some salesmen have found it easier to persuade customers to buy insurance policies rather than fund shares. Investors are also shifting to new funds that specialize in bond trading. A final factor in the stock slide has been a rush by corporations to sell new stock. New issues in September alone totaled $1.5 billion, almost four times the volume in September 1970. Richard Jenrette, president of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, thinks that the stampede reflects mostly the lasting...
...third case of anti-establishment rebellion, the voters of New York state defeated the Rockefeller-Lindsay Transportation Bond Issue by a half a million votes out of 3.1 million cast. The bond had the support of the entire New York establishment--mayor Lindsay, Governor Rockefeller, the Times, the Post, Senators Buckley and Javits, the Chambers of Commerce, the contractors' association, the construction unions. Both Lindsay and Rockefeller said its defeat would mean the end of the 30-cent subway fare. It lost anyway. It was defeated because upstate voters didn't want to spent more money for highways or subways...
After his arrest, Hakim was held in jail in lieu of $50,000 bond. The bail was later lowered to $2,500. The money was raised, and Hakim was released...