Word: nettings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...conservative. It is neither inflexibly traditional nor discordantly progressive. It is at once distinctive and secure, but never overwhelming or confining. It has dignity, quality and dependability. It is designed for men and women of early middle age with an income of over $25,000 a year and a net worth of at least $75,000." The astonished reporter, according to Kefauver, gasped: "Where did you ever get that?" "Simple," replied the explicit Democrat. "I took it right out of an ad for Lincoln Continental...
What was true of Capital was true throughout the industry. For its first quarter, Eastern Air Lines announced record operating revenues of $70.7 million. But because costs jumped 29.4%, Eastern's net earnings tumbled 30% to $3,238,428. Wage costs were up 33%, fuel 33%, other expenses as much as 120%. United Air Lines was in even worse shape. It boosted first-quarter revenues 6%-and lost $884,609. National Airlines, also operating at near record rates, expects a 25% drop in profits this year; American Airlines, Braniff and Delta are also down. Trans World Airlines boosted...
...more than a year, U.S. airline operators have been flying in a pilot's nightmare: the higher they flew, the closer they came to a crash. Though domestic-airline revenues rose to new records, the drag of faster-rising costs reduced profits to the point where net operating income dropped to $101 million in 1956, v. $123 million in 1955. Last March seven major airlines petitioned the Civil Aeronautics Board for a 6% "emergency" fare inr crease pending the outcome of a full-scale general fare investigation of their entire rate structure. Last week, in their first-quarter reports...
...Capital markings; now they will go to other lines until Capital's finances are in better shape. While Capital had increased its operating revenues by 62% to $19.2 million for the quarter, said Carmichael, rising costs, coupled with bad winter flying weather, which grounded many flights, produced a net loss of $1,870,171 for the quarter...
...million. ¶ Federated Department Stores, Inc. announced a new record for the fiscal year ended Feb. 2. Sales jumped $63.7 million to an alltime high of $601 million; profits increased $1,446,782 to $23.5 million, ¶American Motors Corp., while still losing money, managed to cut its net loss by 30% during the first six months of its 1957 fiscal year to $5,332,471 v. $7,969,474 in the same period last year...