Security Firms Show Weakness Amid Merger Wave
New York NY AP reports lingering strains in the securities industry as mergers rise and profits slip. James Needham NYSE chairman calls it the valley of a business cycle while firms like Hayden, Stone Merrill Lynch and First Boston post sharp earnings declines.
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Expo 70 Osaka draws record attendance and profits
The Osaka expo attracted over 64 million visitors across 183 days becoming the most attended fair. It was the first financially successful world exposition since London 1851, per The World Almanac. An odd sidelight notes 127 457 adults lost on the 851 acre tract compared with 48 90 children.
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