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The author offers an analysis of the U.S. stock market as of February 1955. He notes that the same people who wanted to sell Republic Steel and financial services company Western Union at 75 are eager to buy them at 85 and 90, respectively. He says that the value of aerospace and defense company General Dynamics has been rising rapidly, presumably as a result of the successful test runs of the Nautilus submarine.

The article presents stock price forecasting for the prices of stocks traded on stock exchanges in the United States. A chart is provided which illustrates the fluctuations in stock prices during the year 1957. Companies in the chart include American Potash and Chemical, International Paper, and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing.

The article presents a stock analysis as of December 1, 1956, with attention paid to a diagram showing the shifts in the values of Dow Jones Industrial Average from January 1954 to November 1956. Topics include selling of stocks for tax reasons, reinvestment in securities, and a decrease in the price of stocks from aircraft manufacturer Bellanca and auto producer and dealer Studebaker-Packard.

The author analyzes the status of the U.S. stock market in Labor Day 1956. He reports that during Labor Day, the stock market had fallen back close to the level of December 1955, about halfway the high and low of 1956. He also cites the reason behind the hesitancy on the part of investors just when the market retreated from the midsummer peak. In addition, the author explains the reason behind his forecast that price indices will continue their upward trend.

The author presents his analysis of the stock market in 1956. He reflects on the pace of inflation, the prudence of individual investors, and the fluctuation of the prices of common stocks. He offers his long-range optimism on increasing per capita consumption of various products, the recommendation of investing in utilities, and his opinion on good bank stocks. Also discussed are conservative income stocks, retail trade, and the transportation industry.

An analysis regarding the condition of stock markets in the United States as of August 15, 1972 is presented. The author reflects on the devaluation of the dollar in August 1971 and its impact on the price of gold, currency exchange in European countries, and employment in the U.S. The performance of stocks included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) benchmark index is examined, with particular focus given to stocks of camera producers, banks, and airlines.

The author presents an analysis of the U.S. stock market in May 1972. The author emphasizes that the one and only reward for buying common stocks is capital appreciation. The author adds that the next 10 to 20 percent appreciation for many investment-grade stocks will be harder to come by and the eventual downside risk will be as great is, if not bigger than, the possible appreciation.

The author analyzes the growth trend of the U.S. stock market. He looks forward to positive economic expansion but warns against a stock market setback, or a bear market, that could result from stock prices advancing at a faster rate than the prospective near-term increase in earnings and dividends. He recommends investors to confine investment purchases to periods of pronounced weakness and to avoid buying a stock if its only merit is a secure income.

The article presents an analysis of the performance of several stocks listed in the U.S. as December 1, 1954. Topics discussed include average trading volume in the stock market, profits of Dutch companies Unilever and Philips' Gloeilampenfabrieken, acquisition of a paper mill in Tennessee by British paper company Bowater Paper Corp. Also highlighted are the performance of the stocks of leading airlines and the earning power of the steel industry.

The author looks at the state of the U.S. stock market in October 1954. He points out that the blue chip stocks like E.I. duPont, Standard Oil and General Motors are leading the rise. He recommends continued investing in prime stocks, not over-extending margin accounts, and more selective buying of new investments. He also advises against investing in stocks abroad, except in Canada because of its growth potential. He mentions his preferred stocks.

The author talks about the New York Stock Exchange's Monthly Investment Plan (MIP). According to the article, the plan aims to facilitate the purchase of common stocks for people with comparatively limited means. The mixed reception received by MIP in Wall Street is noted. One objection highlights its failure to provide for either diversification or supervision.

In the article, the author discusses developments in the U.S. stock market as of April 1952. He cites the increase in the Dow-Jones railroad stock average due to the oil potential in such firms as Northern Pacific and Canadian Pacific. He examines the performance of such companies as Union Oil of California, Shamrock Oil & Gas, and Electric Boat Co.

The article provides an overview of the stock market performance in the U.S. in 1961. The author discusses the factors that will contribute to the year-end rally in the stock market in 1961 including the dominance of the big companies with large capitalizations and the role of major stocks in leading the rally. He also mentions the increased disappointment over speculative stocks due to the investigation of the securities markets by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The article presents the author's analysis of the changes in stock prices in the U.S.

The author examines the value of the principal yardsticks for the values of common stocks. According to the author, the principal yardsticks for common stock values are the past, present and probable future earnings, dividends, and assets. However, the author believes that the substitution of intangible values for what used to be considered as comparatively reliable measures of relative values has created confusion in the U.S. stock market.

The article presents a U.S. stock price analysis with a particular focus on a decrease in stocks' offering price trend, described by the author as "tax selling" as of December 15, 1959. Details related to the relation between capital gains taxation tax selling and capital gains taxation are provided as well. The corporate profits of oil companies in a possible recession are also analyzed.

The article focuses on a bear trend in the trade of U.S. oil company stocks as of June 1959 in the context of an economic revival in the country. The author discusses a decrease in the unemployment in the country, investment interest in bonds and common stocks, and government interference in the oil industry. He also advises individual investors to invest in oil stocks.

The article discusses the U.S. stock market as of April 1, 1959. The author focuses on the Dow Jones industrial average stock price index, the bull market, and the Federal Reserve Board's monetary policy. The author recommends investing in consumer loan company Seaboard Finance Co., aerospace company North American Aviation, and chemicals company General Controls. Also commented on is meatpacking company Armour & Co.

The article focuses on convertible debentures that are traded in the U.S. as of March 15, 1959. The article discusses the characteristics of convertible bonds including their tax deduction opportunities, their resemblance to common stocks, and their speculative potential in cases of buying on margin. Particular focus is given to a chart of debentures including oil company Phillips Petroleum, specialty materials producer Ferro Corp., and steel concern Colorado Fuel & Iron.

The article provides details about the performance of U.S. stock prices as of February 15, 1959 with particular focus given to stocks' earnings per share and possible dividend increase. Special attention is paid to the performance of companies including Granite City Steel Co., paint manufacturer Glidden Company and consumer products company Colgate-Palmolive Co.

The article deals with individual investor's behavior in the U.S. and investment opportunities offered in the long-range by bonds and common stocks as of February 1959. The author discusses both instruments' rate of return, abilities to serve as an inflation hedge, and expresses his preference to the common stocks as the more reliable instrument. A chart with companies, whose stocks offer long-run investment potential according to the author, is also presented.

The article presents an analysis of the stocks that are traded on the U.S. stock exchanges as of December 15, 1958. The author focuses on his recommendation of stock from hotel chain Hilton Hotels as of December 1, 1957. The author's current recommendations include stocks from automatic controls producer General Controls Co. and heavy equipment producer Aetna-Standard Engineering Company. A diagram of the market index Standard & Poor's"500" from January 1956 to November 1958 is also presented.

The author offers a guideline for the stock market as of June 1958. Topics discussed include the effort by investors to translate income into capital gains, the problem of finding investments that produce large income and the industrial and railroad stocks that provide large yields. A chart is also presented which shows lower medium-grade bonds such as Northspan Uranium, Textron American and Hilton Hotels.

The author addresses the state of the U.S. economy in the 1958 recession, as the U.S. Federal Reserve Board industrial production index fell by 15 percent from its 1957 level. He believes that Standard & Poor's index recovered to 14 percent due to rising interest of investors on utility and other private sector stocks, as driven by lack of inflation protection in U.S. Treasury bonds. The author encourages investors to buy stocks that would be sold 10 percent less than present prices.

The article looks at stock prices in the United States as of February 1, 1958, with particular attention given to measures taken in order to stimulate investors' confidence in the market. Actions of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, comments by Treasury Secretary Robert Anderson, and concerns of inflation among businessmen are examined. The author provides recommendations regarding the purchase and sale of petroleum, mining, and chemical stocks.

The article discusses the state of the U.S. stock market as of January 15, 1958. Particular focus is given to factors which negatively impacted investor confidence in the market, including popular concerns over the competence of U.S. political leadership, failures in U.S. foreign policy and news about the Soviet Union’s advances in certain scientific areas. Relaxation of the U.S. Federal Reserve System’s hard money policy is mentioned as a tool for regaining investor confidence.

The article focuses on stock market and economic trends in the U.S. as of January 1958. It mentions the economic problems faced by the country including low productions in the automobile and steel industries, the rise in unemployment rate and decline in stock prices for companies such as U.S. Steel and General Motors. It discusses the political and social consequences of an economic depression.

The article focuses on the so-called year-end rally on the New York Stock Exchange as of December 15, 1957. Details regarding the business activity throughout the year, corporate profits, and stock companies in the context of the bear market. Multiple companies are analyzed including food processing company H. J. Heinz, vending machine company Automatic Canteen, as well as Canadian uranium producers.

The article discusses stock price forecasting about stocks traded on stock exchanges in the Untied States. It examines the possibility that stock prices may continue to climb in spite of the presence of tight credit within the country that have increased the interest rates of corporate and government bonds.

The article analyzes the stock market performance of Canadian uranium mining companies as of April 1, 1957 and offers recommended companies for investment. The author describes the opportunity for speculation in Canadian uranium companies. Recommended companies for investment include Consolidated Denison Mining Ltd., Algom Uranium, and Stanleigh Uranium Mining Corp.

The article analyzes the performance of electric utility stocks since the end of World War II. The author describes the investment potential of the stocks owing to the increasing number of residential customers and the increasing total output of electricity. Topics mentioned include the regulation of American power utilities, the percentage of profits paid to shareholders, and the Dow Jones utility average.

The article discusses the state of the U.S. stock market in February 1959 including the year end rally, Dow-Jones Industrial Average index decline, and the correction of the price of some shares. Particular focus is given to the stocks of drug store products distributer Kesson & Robbins, publisher Crowell-Collier Publishing, and shipbuilder Newport News Shipbuilding.

The article discusses how demand amongst corporations in the United States for corporate credit has led to large expansions in the level of corporate debts and capital investments. Topics include the economic conditions of the United States, capitalists and financiers, and United States savings bonds.

The author offers his outlook for the U.S. stock market in 1957. He attributes the little progress of the stock market in 1956 to the inability of the actual growth of the economy since the end of 1955 to keep pace with the normal secular growth trend. He also mentions the important factors to consider for a corporation to grow and to prosper including excellent management, solid financial strength and a leading industry position.

The article offers outlook on the performance of the U.S. stock market for the second half of 1956. He suggests a potential fluctuation within the market and expresses skepticism with the deferral of investment purchases. The author recommends his preferred stocks in various industry groups including oils, chemicals, drugs and pharmaceuticals, steels, metals, automotive, building, electrical, paper and rubber, machinery, and aircraft manufacturing.

The article discusses the U.S. stock market as of June 1, 1956. The author focuses on the bear market of 1946, business competition, and securities analysis. Also mentioned are U.S. international air carrier Pan American Airways, U.S. meatpacking company Armour & Co., and U.S. bourbon whiskey producer National Distillers.

The article presents the author's observations and comments regarding the condition of the stock markets in the United States as of May 15, 1956. Topics include the availability of brokerage and analytical services to potential investors, the impact of the level of the Dow Jones industrial average benchmark index on investment in common stocks, and the market for Treasury and Corporate Bonds.

The article looks at a report by Southern California Research Council regarding the business conditions in Los Angeles, California, as of April 1, 1956. The author discusses sewer pipe industry in the area with particular focus given to the business growth of sewer pipes producer Pacific Clay Products. He comments on its stock's earnings per share, the growth of financial company Seaboard Finance Co., and electric appliances producer American Electronics.

The article offers earnings prospects for U.S. companies from various industries including the automotive, construction, and mining industries as of March 1, 1956. Companies discussed include automobile manufacturer Chrysler, gypsum boards producer National Gypsum, and mining company American Smelting.

The article discusses stocks of U.S. companies operating in automobile, paper, and home building industry as of February 15, 1956. It evaluates the stocks of companies including vehicle producer Ford Motor Co., automobile manufacturer General Motors, and paper cups maker Lily Tulip Cup. Topics include share prices, yields, and dividends. Special attention is paid to Ford's shares publicly offered on January 8, and closed-end investment trust Tri-Continental Corp.

The author provides an outlook on investments for 1956. Topics discussed include the likelihood for 1956 to establish new records of employment, production, income and general prosperity, a modest gain of 4-5 percent in the gross national product, probable income tax reductions to boost the increase in personal incomes, politics as a factor that the stock market may have to contend with and unlikelihood that the 1956 maximum gain will match the 21 percent advance in 1955.

The article explores the near similarity between the state of the president's health and the tone of the stock market in 1955, citing the growing confidence among the majority, in case President Dwight D. Eisenhower decides to continue his term for another five years. It analyzes the performance of stocks of various companies including Ideal Cement, Air Reduction and Burry Biscuit. A chart showing the Dow-Jones averages for both industrials and rails from 1953-1955 is also presented.

In the article, the author discusses developments in the U.S. stock market, as well as the economy, as of mid-September 1955. He claims that the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department have learned its lesson in the use of credit control to restrict the booming economy. He examines the performance of several stocks, including Houdaille-Hershey, Eagle-Picher Co., and Dan River Mills.

The article discusses the implications of tighter and scarcer credit on investors in common stocks in the U.S. Topics discussed include rising yield on Treasury bonds, increasing interest rates and less return on common stocks as compared on preferred stocks. Also mentioned are the major decline suffered by the stock market in 1946 and some investment advisors' view that many industrial stocks are not attractive anymore to investors.

The author shares his analysis of stock market performance. He takes note that the new all-time peaks of prosperity in the American economy has been attained without undue artificial stimulation and with declining military expenditures. He adds that cost of living has remained unchanged thus increased dollar income brought about major improvement in living standards. He recalls being apprehensive over the steep rise in stock prices but the market has prove the skeptics to be wrong.

The author offers a history of gold as an investment and trading commodity as of February 4, 1980. He recalls that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt raised the price of gold by 75% to 35 U.S. dollars an ounce as the U.S. began to emerge from the Great Depression and that owning gold became illegal until 1975. He talks about gold advocates' view of gold as a cheap form of insurance against a perceived inevitable collapse of the U.S. dollar and his change of attitude from negative to neutral.

The article explores the stock market trends in the U.S. as of January 21, 1980. Topics discussed include growth opportunities for Heublein Inc. through its alcoholic products and Kentucky Fried Chicken division as chicken is becoming cheaper than beef, gain in the stock of General Instruments, and surprise rise in DJI stock index. Also mentioned is the price concern for oil.

The article discusses the U.S. stock market as of December 24, 1979. Particular attention is paid to tax selling, which is purposefully registering short-term losses in order to reduce capital gains tax. The author suggests several blue chip stocks, Treasury bonds, and tax-exempt bonds for tax selling. The author recommends investing in chemical companies Allied Chemical, Du Pont, and Monsanto.

The author predicts that another buying panic is expected in the U.S. in 1979, unless the recession deteriorates into a major, lengthy depression. Topics discussed include the continuing increase in inflation rates, the potential impact on commercial banks if masses of people decided to withdraw their savings, and the possibility of a stock market surge.