Word: buying
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...puzzled over the law's 66 sections all week, but the key language was unequivocal and plunged Cuba down a land-reform road where many Latin American hopes have been dashed (see box). No corporation can own land in Cuba unless all stockholders are Cuban; no foreigner may buy or inherit land. If U.S. sugar companies do not sell out within a year, their land will be expropriated and paid off in 20-year government bonds bearing 4.5% interest. According to Castro's estimate, made on a television show, the bond payments would range from...
...Harry's watchman he could have the night off? Who washed the bloody handprints from around the window in Sir Harry's bedroom? Why was the pistol removed from Sir Harry's bedside table? How can a certain Bahamas Negro with no visible means of support buy himself a new car each year...
...mutual fund. By last week Benny Hall's investment of $5,000 had grown to $20,000 without his putting in another penny. With his nest egg bigger than he had ever hoped, Benny has used his salary and the returns from the sale of his house to buy a $30,000 home, plans to take his wife on a grand tour of Europe...
...These Are My Hogs." Mutual funds sing a melodious song: cash in on a growing economy and build a valuable hedge against inflation. They have taken the specialized world of Wall Street and put it within reach of every man with enough money to buy a fund share, which is kept low-priced, usually between...
...commercial carriers. The airlines worry that jet passenger transports will be but the first step in converting MATS' $1.2 billion fleet of aircraft into a $3 billion jet operation that will take away even more commercial business. Pan American World Airways is postponing its decision to buy new cargo jets until it finds out whether it must compete against a MATS jet fleet...