Word: net
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...from the six Fisher Brothers (bodies), four of whom are General Motors directors and at least one of whom has contributed money to Hooverism.* Mr. Raskob called such talk "too ridiculous to discuss." Smith headquarters were moved, as planned, into the Raskob offices in the General Motors Building. The net change was that the Brown Derby's chief spokesman ceased to be the chief spokesman of General Motors...
Last week, General Motors Corp. made public six months earnings which set a new industrial record. Its net of $161,267,974 compares with profits of $129,250,207 for the first six months of 1927. Retail sales totaled 1,062,733 cars, as against 840,481 last year. Out of its plenty, General Motors made a great and generous gesture. It dickered for a time with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., then announced a contract for a $400,000,000 life, sickness and accident policy, open to any employe from President Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., to Jacob Hazay, who works...
...shoulders, said: "Tom, you are a game man." . . . Promoter George L. ("Tax") Rickard, complaining that the radio was ruining his business and threatening to bar broadcasting in the future, announced a fight deficit of $155,719. The figures: Receipts Gross gate ............................. $691,014 Federal and state taxes........ 169,591 Net gate.................................... 521,423 Cinema rights........................... 20,000 Radio rights...
Tilden, against Lacoste, was the oldtime wizard. He was at the net killing the ball, at the baseline angling Lacoste out of position. He won, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3. Cochet was the toast of the boulevards last week. His work in the doubles and his quick disposal of Tilden in the singles, 9-7, 8-6, 6-4, showed conclusively that when he is at his peak no man can climb him. The tabulation: France...
Chrysler Corp. (new models, new radiator caps): net profits, $11,690,479 for Jan.-June, 1928; as against $10,116,749 for Jan.-June...