Word: bullish
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Throughout its 41-year history, Merrill Lynch & Co. has tried to bring Wall Street to Main Street. By any measure, America's most bullish brokerage house has succeeded. From Bellingham, Wash., to Bradenton, Fla., 75% of all Americans live within 25 miles of one of Merrill Lynch's 476 offices. As a result, the company is bigger than its three closest publicly held competitors-Shearson Loeb Rhoades, E.F. Hutton and Dean Witter Reynolds-put together...
Just as the world oil situation affects HMC's investment plans, so too does the Reagan administration's economic proposals. Cabot says that if Reagan's plans work, productivity will-increase as a result of the refurbishing of American industry. Because of that, Cabot says he remains bullish on stocks. For the near-term, however, which Cabot describes as the next 12 to 18 months, the bond market looks attractive because as Reagan's policies are implemented, interest rates should come down, increasing the value of bonds. As a result, HMC's current strategy is to recommit itself...
...Miami-based Storer Broadcasting Corp.: "The M.B.A. is just not meaningful in our business. The guy who has gone through that program obviously has considerable academic brains, but the fact that he might make a great banker does not mean that we are going to hire him." Considerably more bullish is John Fery, a Stanford M.B.A. who is now chairman of Boise Cascade: "I'm a strong supporter of the M.B.A. degree. The program provides an individual with the analytical tools of business, and it is a maturing process in itself...
Terrence Daniels, president of Western Publishing, is equally bullish: "Every year our Little Golden Books sell 35 million in the domestic market and about 10 million abroad in 90 different countries. This is a growth business...
...drafted signed fat contracts within a month.) A few, such as San Diego Superstar Dave Winfield, who is reportedly holding out for $20 million, have not signed because they expect the ante to jump with each passing day. But a number are simply finding that the market is less bullish. Furthermore, 18 minor-league players were drafted by big-league clubs during last week's meetings; a year ago, just ten players were selected. The Oakland A's-reviving under General Manager-Manager Billy Martin and flush with funds since Skinflint Owner Charlie Finley sold the team...