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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1984
Page
20
Wall Street opened 1984 with a broad market retreat as interest-rate jitters weighed on prices. The Dow dropped 5.90 points to 1252.74, the NYSE composite fell 0.49 to 94.69, and banks cut broker loan rates amid higher overnight rates.
U S spending on new construction held at a $271.9 billion annual rate in November, flat with October. Private non residential spending rose 5.1 percent while residential construction slipped 2.8 percent, and total construction remained 11.6 percent above a year earlier.
Rupert Murdoch may raise News America Publishing's Warner stake to 49.9 percent from 7 percent, via a federal filing. Warner's agreement with Chris-Craft to gain 19 percent voting stock and possible further share moves fuels speculation Murdoch seeks influence over Warner Communications, despite prior denials.
Yields on short term Treasuries edged higher in Tuesday auctions reversing a four week trend. The government sold about 12.8 billion dollars of new T-bills split between three month and six month maturities with higher average discount rates.
GM Ford Chrysler cut suggested retail prices by 7 to 15 dollars per vehicle after the federal tire tax was removed. GM trims 7 to 14, Ford 8 to 15, Chrysler 8 to 12, while AMC does not match the cuts citing existing sticker practices and dealer discretion on passing savings to buyers.
The Conference Board said the consumer confidence index rose to 94 in December from 90.2 in November, the highest since October 1978. Buying plans dipped overall with 30.8 percent expecting income rise in six months and appliance purchases up to 29.2 percent while car and home buying plans fell.
U.S. factory orders rose 2.2 percent in November led by defense capital goods up 60 percent of the gain. Excluding defense, orders up 0.9 percent with increases in transportation equipment and automakers and declines in machinery. Durable goods rose 3.6 percent while non-durables up 0.8 percent.
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