Word: scale
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...friend of New York," concluded Sir Josiah, "could not say at the present time that New York's financial dealings with foreign countries have been characterized by a steady, courageous purpose or by intimate and far-seeing knowledge." For the cashing of bills of exchange "on any large scale a very elaborate machine of financial knowledge and financial courage is required, and this cannot be immediately improvised either in New York or in Paris." Almighty Dollar, Mighty Franc. British bankers might whistle last week, French and U. S. bankers might sympathize, might aid * but Greeks, Turks, Brazilians and such...
Boomerang? In these five companies alone, some 320,000 men are affected by the reductions and the movement continued spreading throughout the week. Labor was being deflated on a large scale for the first time in the current Depression. In addition to protesting Laborites and politicians (see p. 13), many a voice was heard condemning the move, hoping it would be halted. Mr. Gifford did not elaborate his reasons for opposing, and special factors may prejudice Mr. Gifford's case (he is National Relief Director; American Telephone & Telegraph was earning its dividend; A. T. & T.'s wages...
...stood at $4,998,000,000. an all-time record. It represented almost one-half of the entire world's gold stock ($11,262,000,000). Yet the U. S. Treasury, poor amid riches, had to go out into the money market again as a borrower on a scale larger than at any one time since the War. Secretary Mellon called for offers on an $800,000,000 bond issue to mature in 24 years, and $300,000,000 worth of one-year Treasury certificates. The bonds paid 3%. lowest rate since the War. The certificates went...
...highly unlikely since many months will elapse before even the weakest of issues will be outlawed by bank examiners. Selling by managers of trust funds was certainly an important factor in the decline, but the deduction from this that savings banks were also liquidating rail bonds on a large scale was scoffed at by bank executives...
...wide-angled lens in picturing his landscapes, resulted in writing too hard for the general reader. Other authors have taken from Maestro Joyce a hint here & there, or have aped him slavishly for the precious few. Herr Doblin is the first to copy him on a large scale and for a wide audience. Perhaps only through such filters as Alexander platz will Joyce's strong waters be made potable to the public...