Word: upturn
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Unfortunately, the war and its aftermath have not brought in their wake any sudden upturn in business ethics. And while most local tradesmen treat students fairly, there are always a few on the periphery of the Square business world who are governed by the famous motto of P. T. Barnum. The recent rash of threatened suits against a local furniture dealer is evidence of this condition...
...Variety reported that a mid-October slump put U.S. cinemansion receipts off about 7% from last year, interrupting the gradual upturn evident since last spring...
...after listening to one bureau confess a mistake, economists and businessmen raised their eyebrows at the Bureau of the Census, whose optimistic employment estimates for August (51,400,000) had set off a hallelujah chorus of hope for a big upturn. The Bureau of the Census coldly replied that it was not in error, pointed out that it uses a different computing method, and that it includes several types of employment not covered...
Tires & Refrigerators. The upturn in business was not yet general, but it was spreading, thanks to a seasonal boost in some industries. Hot & heavy summer driving, for example, had finally resulted in an increase in tire sales, which made rubbermen revise upwards their 1949 output and earnings estimates. Part of the upswing resulted from special reasons. Example : the fear of a steel strike was partly responsible for the increased demand for steel which had boosted production to 86.3% of capacity (Weirton Steel Co. was back...
...check of 200 industrial plants, the National Association of Purchasing Agents found that new orders were coming in faster than at any time since "the slide" began last October. More than half the plants surveyed were either increasing production or holding steady at present rates. In some areas an upturn was apparent: orders had picked up enough to boost production this week in the Youngstown (Ohio) steel district from 72% of capacity...