Price rises for 1976 autos mix up consumer view
Auto prices in 1976 show a smaller average rise than 1975, yet the increase varies by model. General Motors and Ford use tactics like optional equipment shifts and reduced dealer discounts to keep sticker prices up while easing the impact, aiming to sustain sales despite higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agis Salpakas
N.Y. Times
Detroit
Roger B. Smith
General Motors Corporation
G.M
Ford Motor Company
American Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
Smith
Mr. Smith
Bennett E. Bidwell
Ford
American Motors
Bidwell
Finch 3Rd
McDonald Ford
LTD
Thomas A. Murphy
Disintermediation Fears Weigh on Housing Recovery
The text analyzes how rising U S Treasury rates could trigger disintermediation from thrift institutions, potentially choking housing finance. It notes that current thrift risk is mitigated by longer deposit maturities and higher certificates, which reduce vulnerability to rate swings, while cautious savers and stable inflows cushion the sector. It highlights past disintermediation cycles and cautions that mortgage rates and lending could still shift, despite an insulated current housing rebound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Treasury
Savings and Loan Associations
Mutual Savings Banks
United States
Treasury
Donald Kaplan
Office of Economic Research
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loans
Bean's Freeport Mecca Showcases Outdoor Empire
A vivid profile of L. L. Bean's Inc in Freeport Maine, detailing its 24 365 operations a massive mail order network and a flagship showroom. The piece notes $25 million annual sales 1.5 million catalog readers 850000 parcels shipped last year and a modern 115000 square foot distribution facility. It covers customer loyalty and the mix of oldtimers and new gadgets including women’s department and famous patrons. It highlights founder Leon Leonwood Bean’s 1912 invention the durable Maine hunting shoe and the brand’s enduring no questions asked guarantee while touching on culture clashes with locals and the growth of the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Bill Hogan
Bill
Freeport — Variety
L. L. Bean’s Inc
Maine
Bean
Leon Leonwood Bean
Bean’s
John Wayne
Barry Goldwater
Phyllis Diller
Warren Burger
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Tire Industry Safety Council
Greenberg’s
Bennington
H. Greenberg and Son, Inc
Curran Highway
North Adams
Joseph R. Bianco
Norman H. Greenberg
Edward H. Greenberg
Vincent Pizzano
William Kerby
Williamstown
Mass
L. L
Mecca
North
By Stewart Dill McBride
George Briggs
Scott Josselin
Connecticut
Young Josselin
Charles Devane
Albany
N.Y
L.L
Hazel Bean
Paris
EXON
Winslow
J.H. Winslow
Greenber
Main Street
Sing Electrical RA
Pratt Street
Staxr Electric
Monument Plaza
de Wert
Morse
Putler
North Street
Armstrong
S&h
Elm ST. Bennington
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