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In this article, the author talks about investing in the U.S. stock market in1979. She offers information on the positive performance of the Dow Jones Index but does not advise investors to place all their money in the stock market. She also mentions the stock performance of Santa Fe International Corp. and Taft Broadcasting Co.

The article focuses on trends in the U.S. stock market as of January 1979. Topics discussed include the institutional domination of trading, the increased volatility in the securities markets, and an analysis of certain stocks such as engineering firm Combustion Engineering, and publishers The Times-Mirror Co. and McGraw-Hill Inc.

The article reports on developments pertaining to the stock market in the U.S. as of December 11, 1978. Topics discussed include the increasing number of companies that are selling drastically below replacement asset value, the increased volatility of the stock market during the year , and the earning and dividend prospects of undervalued stocks. Also mentioned are the stocks of conglomerate company Kidde, Combustion Engineering, and oil exploration company Pogo Producing Co.

The author offers insights on the economic condition in the U.S. She discusses the increase in consumer spending, expectations from the U.S. government in addressing inflation, stocks that she would invest in, the recovery of Fuqua Industries following its decline in performance in 1975, and the price of stocks of Dresser Industries.

The article presents forecasts on the performance of various companies in the U.S. stock market as of October 1978. Topics covered include the distribution rights to 350 movies owned by cable television systems operator Viacom International, the plan of Blair (John) & Co., an independent advertising representative for radio and television stations, to acquire Central California Communications Corp., and expectations on the earnings per share of hotel operator United Inns.

The article provides an outlook for the stocks of various companies in 1979. Topics discussed include the projected earnings for recreational equipment manufacturer Coleman Co., the percentage increase in the profit of sports equipment manufacturer AMF Inc. and the rise in earnings of cafeteria chain operator Morrison Inc. Also mentioned are the problems facing Zenith Radio due to Japanese competition.

The article discusses the U.S. stock market as of June 26, 1978. The author focuses on the public's interest in the financial market, stock price fluctuations, and stock price forecasting. The author recommends investing in glass manufacturers Owens-Illinois, Anchor Hocking, and Brockway Glass. Further recommended are heavy machinery manufacturers Allis-Chalmers, Clark Equipment, and Harnischfeger Corp.

The author discusses stock investment trends in the U.S. as of May 1978. Topics discussed include the stock market potential of Keystone Foods, Storage Technology and Ogilvy & Mather, an expected profit improvement for personal care corporation Kimberly-Clark and the plan of media company Time Inc. to merge with American Television & Communications Corp.

The author recommends stocks with investment appeal amid declining Dow Jones industrial average. Itrecommends buying stocks from Ponderosa System which has reemerged from its rebuilding initiative in 1974, and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich which takes care of its stockholders, and changing the name of the company Taft Broadcasting as it has branched into various additional businesses. Other stocks recommended are Norlin Corp. and Huffy.

The article presents the author's opinion on the trends concerning the stocks that are traded on the U.S. stock exchanges as of February 20, 1978. The author discusses the dividends of stocks of aircraft manufacturer Rockwell International, petroleum company Royal Dutch, and fast-food restaurants chain McDonald's.

The article presents the author's opinion on the stocks that are traded on the U.S. stock exchanges as of January 23, 1978, with attention paid to the Tax Reform Act of 1976 and the policy of the revenue service of the U.S., the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The author recommends stocks of onshore oil drilling company Parker Drilling, technology company Storage Technology, and electronic equipment company Cutler-Hammer.

The article focuses on the importance for stock investors not to listen to investment advice and not to read U.S. stock market outlook reports on the first day of the year. It mentions the tendency for people linked to stocks to offer predictions of the Dow Jones industrial average for the year, the stocks with modest gains such as herbicide company Stauffer Chemical, ice cream company Blue Bell and laboratory equipment maker Waters Associates as well as stocks that failed to meet expectations.

The article discusses the U.S. stock market as of December 15, 1977. The author focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI,) market baskets, and development of a second CPI. The author recommends investing in lumber producer Weyerhauser, financial services company Citicorp and chemical corporation Dow Chemical. Also mentioned are liquid chromatographs producer Water Associates Inc., factories constructor Braun (C.F.) & Co., and batteries producer P.R. Mallory.

The article presents the author's opinion on the trends on the U.S. stock exchanges as of September 1, 1977, with attention paid to U.S. water resources and stocks of water treatment equipment company Marley Co. The author discusses stocks of cosmetics producer Revlon, technology company Intel, and media company Capital Cities Communications.

The article focuses on the impact of inflation rates on conditions on the U.S. stock market as of June 1977. Topics include the need for an increase in oil and gas exploration activities with the purpose of reducing U.S. dependence on the import of energy resources. The stock performance of various companies including petroleum drilling bits manufacturer Hughes Tool, Murpy Oil, and automobile manufacturer General Motors Corp. (GM) is also discussed.

The article focuses on stock trends in the U.S. as of May 1, 1977, with attention paid to the policy of the Administration of the U.S. President Jimmy Carter concerning a potential rebate, an investment tax credit proposal, and the taxation of dividends. The author discusses the earnings per share of stocks of television network American Broadcasting Co., glass company Brockway Glass, and phototypesetting equipment manufacturer Compugraphic Corp.

The article presents update on the stock market trends in the U.S. It offers outlook on the nation's economic performance, the national trade deficit, as well as the potential impact of the proposed tax reform on corporate profits and inflation, and the effects of the Federal Reserve's discount rate cut. Also reported are the profits and stock performance of American Telephone & Telegraph, chemical firm Chesebrough-Pond, Scott Paper, and Western Air Lines.

The article discusses different views regarding money and investments in the U.S. There is an increasing probability of higher inflation, if the federal budget will not be balanced and the possibility of recession if it will be. Due to the continuous weakness of the dollar, it has helped the balance of payments. But it has not done as much since most of the development has been due to the decline in imported oil price.

The article discusses stock trends and developments as of April 7, 1986. Topics discussed include the reason why analysts think that the stock market has not reached its peak despite the Dow Jones industrial average moving 200 to 300 points higher, market-affecting factors that influenced the price/earnings (P/E) ratios and overseas investors' buying of bonds and stocks motivated by the trade-deficit balance.

The article presents insights of the author regarding the condition of the bull market and its impact on the economy in the U.S. as of March 1986. The author cautions that in the stock market the ends come quickly and painfully. She claims that productivity made a poor performance, consumer and whole sale prices are increasing and interest rates moving up because of the threat of higher inflation.

The article focuses on the stock trends which the business owner considers packing approach to improve their odds in the business. In the American business most of the business owner is buying other American businesses and corporate growth through cannibalization. Business owners are making money through the new-fashioned way which is earning it by expropriating the earnings of others.

The article provides advice for investors to seek guidance from an expert about investment. Investors are encouraged to assess their own capabilities and limitations in personal finance. Banks can help an investor decide what kind of investment that suits him or her. There are also independent investment counselors who will provide appraisal and recommendations of various investments.

The article presents predictions related to the business sector in the United States. Some of the recently released cyclical indicators and other economic measurements have been a bit unsettling. Like the latest closely watched retail sales report, which showed a monthly decline of nearly a full percentage point. But when you stop to consider the almost triple upward revision in the previous month's sales increase, business may not be all that bad. Especially since subsequent announcements showed consumer credit rising.

The article presents information on five companies, the stocks of which can give good returns. The companies are Wherehouse Entertainment Inc., Environmental Systems Corp., Dionex Corp., Cincinnati Microwave Inc. and HEI Corp. For Wherehouse Entertainment, fiscal 1986 earnings estimates recently have been bumped from $1.65 per share to a possible $2. Dionex is number one in the world in ion chromatography--a sophisticated technique by which mixtures are separated into their constituents. Cincinnati Microwave is a producer of automotive radar-warning devices. From 1979 to 1984 the sales of the company went from $2 million to over $80 million.

The article presents information on some low-priced stocks that are performing well. The stocks are Varo Inc., Products Research & Chemical Corp., Emerson Radio Corp., InterFirst Corp., Harnischfeger Corp., Rymer Co., Fay's Drug Co. and High Voltage Engineering Corp.

The article highlights investment opportunities in cable TV companies. When cable TV became popular in the early 1980s, executives in saw opportunity both as investors and as consumers. First, since the market was placing a hefty premium on companies involved in the field, there seemed good money to be made in these stocks as they moved up. Second, these managers clearly hoped to profit intellectually. The past two years have proved a real eye-opener on both counts. Cable programming generally has turned out to be a monumental letdown to viewers. Cable has been even more disappointing as an investment, with the stocks in this group staging a stunning retreat in the past two years.

The article focuses on the development of portfolio strategies in the United States. It reports that in the year of 1985 the number of investment pundits and prognosticating panelists seems to have enjoyed exponential growth, resulting in commensurate investor confusion. As to the stock market in general, a consensus sees the trend toward mergers, buybacks and takeovers continuing, unless new tax reform legislation restricts the deductibility of interest on monies borrowed for such purposes. Most vulnerable are those semi-stodgy, essentially cash-cow companies with little or no debt where insiders hold insufficient shares to control their own destinies.

This article presents information on stock selection and trends in the U.S. In spite of the tremendous breadth and volume, there are still those who remain stubbornly convinced that what is now happening in the market is only a blip in a long-term slide, in addition to inflation/interest rate concerns, these fretters fear further Fed fidgeting, the budget deficit, another recession, a winner less war in the Middle East or Central America and a full-blown nuclear shoot-out. Institutional domination of stock trading has destroyed old timing patterns and replaced them with violent and erratic swings. Instead of spending one's time and energy trying to pick the precise moment to buy, one should spend it on stock selection.

Focuses on the recent developments in the volume of trading in the stock exchanges of the U.S. as of July 2, 1984. Drop in the trading volume on Mondays by 20 % from the average volume for the other four days; Reasons for the slow turnover on Mondays; Information on the performance of several stocks.

This article presents information related to comments on what might be expected from Act II of the 1983 administration in the U.S. Among the actions that may be taken is imposition of an income tax surcharge. Also up for heavy consideration will be a grab bag of new revenue-raisers, including a possible national sales tax and a value-added tax, which has been found so profitable. Even if most of the deficit-cutting measures should fail to pass the House and Senate, some proposals are certain to make it.

This article focuses on the fear of investors on the stock price index peaking the chart. In the final weeks of last quarter the air fairly crackled with too-good news, concerning unemployment, gross national product growth, capacity utilization and upward revisions of previously down reports involving several sensitive economic indicators. There are enough numbers coming out of Washington to suggest that not everything's coming up roses. At the moment retail sales are looking a bit slippery, but this could be because of a very long and hard winter throughout most of the country, coupled with a very late Easter. Durable goods orders, too, isn't what they used to be.

The article focuses on two health care companies with weak current stock prices but with strong fundamentals and earnings outlook in the U.S. C.R. Bard Inc. is below by 30 percent from its latest 12 month high. For the past five years, it has an averaged growth of 24 percent in earnings per share. American Medical International Inc. is trading near low due to its concern over Medicare reimbursements. However, it is expected to show earnings growth by 15 to 20 percent over the next five years.

The author describes a wealthy friend who is qualified for the Forbes Four Hundred had he not died, the reaction of rich people when money is mentioned in their presence and their disinterest in stock investments. Topics covered include the reason why the rich do not diversify a portfolio that is either inherited or built up from perseverance, difference of the perspective of an investor and practice of the rich to share their investment ideas among themselves.

The article focuses on thinking twice over stocks that are first-rate regardless of corrections made as of October 1983. Topics include a comparison of the stock market a year before and the current year of 1983, large companies whose stocks are corrected such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Johnson & Johnson, and in-depth discussion on the stocks of less well-known companies such as Mary Kay Cosmetics and Kansas City Southern.

The article discusses forecasts for the U.S. economy in 1984 as of August 29, 1983. The author focuses on the presidential elections, U.S. loans to foreign banks and governments, and the Administration's expectation for the prime rate, unemployment, and inflation. Also commented on are Paul Volcker Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, the money supply, and gold prices. The author recommends investing in video games producer Coleco, Delta Air Lines, and entertainment company Walt Disney.

The article focuses on U.S. stock price performance as of January 17, 1983 in the context of an economic recession. Topics addressed include the Federal Reserve policy on discount prices, possible taxations of social security benefits, and the performance of U.S. consumer goods companies including May Department Stores and Dart and Kraft Inc.

The article presents the author's opinion on the trends on the U.S. stock market as of January 3, 1983, with attention paid to the reasons for buying stocks. The author focuses on her way for calculation of the market multiple with attention paid to inflation rate, price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio), and rate of return. The author recommends above-average stocks of banking institutions Citicorp, Manufacturers Hanover Corp., and Chase Manhattan Corp.

The author offers insights on the monetary and fiscal policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve and its impact on the stock and bond markets. She discusses the occurrence of a recession, the difficulty of economists in interpreting economic statistics, the federal budget deficit estimates for 1982 through 1985 and the possibility of a growth in the stock market.

The article highlights trends in the U.S. stock market as of October 26, 1981. Topics discussed include key factors affecting the market including inflation, government spending and taxes, the performance of the securities market under the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and the decision of a number of individual investors to sell their stocks to protect their profits.

The article discusses the management of stock portfolios. Methods for managing investment properly is given. It highlights the advantages to an investment policy that allows for asset management that limits market exposure through a series of diversification actions that allow for increase portfolio performance.

The article discusses the efforts of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan to gain the confidence of the baby boom generation. The author describes the reasons for the baby boomers' skepticism such as high inflation, rising crime, and declining lifestyle expectations. Topics mentioned include the U.S. stock market, Reagan's campaign promises for the U.S. economy, and recommended oil industry investments including Hughes Tool, NL Industries, and Nicklos Oil & Gas.

The article discusses some reasons for the increased in the stock market in 1980 when conventional wisdom suggested the opposite. Topics discussed include a steady move by both institutional and individual investors out of bonds and into equities, corporations coping with persistent high inflation and investors considering the possibility of lower corporate taxes, capital gains taxes and the elimination of double taxation on dividends.

The article discusses the trends on the U.S. stock market as of December 22, 1980.The author suggests that she will not change her basic investment strategy of buying stocks that have the capacity to pass on their increasing costs. The author recommends stocks from natural resources companies Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals and Freeport Minerals, as well as communication industry stocks, especially cable television industry stocks from Warner Communications Inc. and Cox Broadcasting Corp.

The article offers tips on how to become a successful stock investor in the U.S. Recommendations include gathering information about the companies wherein one intends to invest, being flexible with investment decisionsand keeping emotion out of the stock decision-making process. It also advises potential investors to beware of heavy margin positions and to use options and short-selling only if one is truly aware of the risks.

In the article, the author discusses developments in the U.S. stock market as of late September 1980. She claims that the market situation during the year is very volatile due to such factors as the impending elections on November 4, 1980. She recommends such stocks as Freeport Minerals, Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals, and Western Co. of North America.

The article talks about the short term nature of the occasional imbalances in U.S.' soil situation as of September 1980. Topics discussed include the effect of the weather on U.S. consumption of fuel oil, the implication of the recession on the automobile and housing industries, and the political situation in the U.S. Also mentioned is the U.S.' national resolve concerning the Middle East.

The article discusses potential tax cuts in the U.S. as of July 1980. The author comments on the need for a tax relief for people buying their first home and for those spending on their children's education, as well as for elimination of the income tax on interest and dividends of people over 65. Additional topics include potential consumers demand trends and a decline in interest rates. The author also recommends the stocks of Texas Oil & Gas and of oil and gas exploration company Apache Corp.

The article focuses on the stock trends in the U.S. as of June 9, 1980, with attention paid to the impact of the impatience of investors on the stock market. Topics include a decrease in the short-term interest rates, tax cuts calls from U.S. presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and recommendations on stocks of well-cementing services provider Halliburton, marine drilling operator Reading & Bates, and semisubmursible drilling rigs manufacturer Sedco Inc.

The author discusses trends and developments in the economy and stock market as of May 12, 1980. Topics discussed include her contention that the stock market will benefit whatever the outcome of the November 4, 1980 presidential election, her warning on increasing emphasis on savings and investments versus consumption and projection that the rate of inflation will start declining in 1980.

The article presents questions and answers related to the U.S. stock market as of March 1980, including whether there will be wage and price controls within the year, whether stocks are a good inflation hedge and stocks recommended for the year.