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That is why Wall Streeters turn to other gauges to determine how high the market really is. Even without allowing for the 50% depreciation of the dollar, almost all indicators show that the market is still low when compared to 1929. One such measure is the dividend yield of stocks, now at 4.85% v. 3.3% in 1929. Compared with the yield of corporate bonds, stocks are in an even stronger position. They pay one-third more than bonds now, v. only two-thirds as much at the market's peak in 1929. Furthermore, there are still many companies whose...
...Internal Revenue. Each month 200 more are pouring in for approval. Among the recent converts: Chicago's Bell & Howell camera company; Manhattan's ad agency, Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborne; the National City Bank. A fortnight ago, Eastman Kodak, one of the early profit-sharers, declared a "wage dividend" of $28.5 million for its 53,000 employees, an average bonus for each employee of more than $500 for the year...
Most people who attend a Pudding show expect hairy-legged chorus lines, gusty performances, and an over-all cheerful raucousness. This year they will find their investment rewarded with all those ingredients in abundance; a top book and score would only be an added dividend which the Pudding this year did not declare...
...checks and money orders. They also have gifts for new investors, offer special lures for children. Last year 300 associations were using the services of Hopalong Cassidy to promote savings among moppets. But the biggest lure of all is the interest paid on savings. The average savings and loan dividend is 2.8% v. the 1¾% paid by banks...
...industry. Last week Goodyear brought out its nine-month earnings report, and though sales were down 14% (largely due to a seven-week strike) from 1953's record $1.2 billion, profits of $32 million were good enough for the company to declare an extra dividend of $1 and a 2-for-1 stock split...