Word: marketed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...know that Lesley has been in the business of accumulating contiguous properties. I would not be at all surprised to see them continue removing that land from the housing market," City Councilor Mary Ellen Preusser said Friday...
...ruinous 1979 sales slump (indeed, recently Ford and General Motors have also been losing money on their U.S. operations). Yet the fundamental problem has been poor management; Chrysler has consistently failed to come up with enough models that sell well, and its share of the U.S. auto market has slumped from 14% three years ago to 11% now. The firm's total indebtedness, including that of its financial affiliate, now stands at more than $5 billion, spread among some 250 different banks and other institutions, and lenders are wary of taking on any more Chrysler debt...
...cartel minimum of $18 per bbl., may raise it closer to the levels of other producers: $23.50 or more. At the same time, several OPEC producers have announced plans to curtail production next year, while Iran, Dubai and other producers are continuing to divert oil to the spot market, where it can fetch at least...
Almost exactly a year ago, Congress passed the Airline Deregulation Act, which in the name of free market economics all but stripped away the bureaucracy that had controlled and coddled the U.S. air travel industry for 40 years. Generally, the skies were opened to many new carriers, and operators were given unprecedented freedom to change routes, flight schedules and even their fares. Result after twelve months: a spurt of competition that has brought benefits for travelers as well as some headaches, but that may be cut short by new financial woes afflicting the industry...
Some airline executives argue that deregulation has helped the carriers cope with runaway costs. Insists John Zeeman, vice president of passenger marketing at United: "If we did not have deregulation we would have been hurt worse. We have problems catching costs but we are now more flexible and can better respond to the market." The real test of that will come next year, when air travel is expected to drop as the recession begins to bite deeper. "The jury is still out," says Edwin Colodny, chairman of USAir (formerly Allegheny). "There will be no full answer on deregulation until...