Word: manye
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Uncertainty over settlement of the steel strike and tightening money last week alarmed many an investor, and the stock market suffered a sharp selloff. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 9.90 points to 645.90, lowest since June 29. then rallied at week's end to close at 652.18.
A clerk in one of Britain's largest investment trusts last week shook open a soiled manila envelope, and out fell a wad of crumpled ?5 notes, accompanied by a crudely scrawled order to buy stocks. "The man probably had the money in his mattress for 25 years,'...
Mad About Mutuals. The boom in stock ownership in Britain was reflected in many a nation around the world, showed a profound change in the savings habits of people with small incomes. Before, if they saved at all, they put their money under the mattress, or in government securities or...
Jet Losses. The planemakers are not yet making money on their commercial jets, although the jets have proved to be enormously profitable to the airlines. Boeing has delivered 55 of its 7075, has orders for 197 in all. But it still needs orders for 50 more before it can hope...
North American was also one of the companies to get in first, even though it held big contracts for its F-86 and F-100 fighters. It figured that the fighter might well be shelved by missiles, started right after World War II to get ready. Now, with its Rocketdyne...