Word: higher
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Burke indicated that his staff is interested chiefly in extending opportunities in the areas of industry and construction. He noted that this new emphasis should enable students to obtain higher paying jobs...
...auto-parts manufacturers, were stepping up production. The steel industry was down to 92.7% of capacity as shipments exceeded new orders, and customers continued to live off inventories. Automakers were still increasing production. Led by Ford and Chrysler, production last week rose to 141,324 cars -10,117 units higher than the same week...
Under oath before SEC, Silberstein angrily denied any personal profit, said that his operations are perfectly legal methods of buying stock without paying more cash than Penn-Texas can afford. The stock, said he, was bought through the web of intermediaries to 1) avoid pushing the open-market price higher, and 2) get it from sources who would sell it on credit or agree to later delivery and payment. Despite the high premiums, said Silberstein, Penn-Texas bought Fairbanks, Morse stock (now about $57) at an average $52 a share...
...Congress to increase the VA interest rate to 5%, thus making it more competitive on the open market. The American Legion backs the increase, but many veterans and veterans' groups such as the Amvets, the Disabled American Veterans, bitterly oppose the move because it would mean higher mortgage costs. With an ear to such complaining veterans back home, Congress has blocked all moves to approve the increase...
...rate. Builders pass on this hidden charge to veterans by inflating the cost of the house. And by preventing the veteran from building earlier, the VA's low rate has actually cost him extra money. Industry sources, for example, expect house prices to average about 3% higher this spring than last...