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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1983
Page
21
AT&T will redeem remaining convertible preferred shares at $50 each after September 30 to avoid confusion before its breakup. Shareholders may convert each share into about 1.05 AT&T common shares bySept 30. about 5.7 million shares in ~306000 accounts.
Short-term Treasury yields edged higher in Tuesday auctions, with three month bills at 9.19 to 9.21 percent and six month bills at 9.81 percent in the discount rates. Dealer rates show 9.47 percent for three months and 9.81 percent for six months. Banks and S&Ls may pay up to 9.45 percent on six month money market certificates and up to 9.1 percent on three month certificates, with minimum deposits of 2500 dollars for the shorter terms.
The piece explains how car use for work affects deductions and credits. It covers timing of purchase, mileage-based deduction percentage, and how investment credit reduces taxes, noting changes this year including depreciation cost adjustments and the attractiveness of full credit.
U.S. stocks slumped as fears over Federal Reserve credit policy and higher rates hit sentiment. The Dow fell 16.73 to 1208.53 with declines led by autos, housing and financial issues. Major automakers GM Ford and Chrysler dropped, while oil and service stocks bucked the trend.
Colt Industries will acquire Delavan Corporation in a cash transaction subject to Delavan shareholder approval and federal antitrust review. Delavan, based in West Des Moines, makes fuel injection systems for jet engines and spray nozzles with subsidiaries in England and Belgium, and posted 1982 sales of 41.6 million with earnings of 4.4 million. Colt, New York based, reports 1982 sales of 1.5 billion across automotive aerospace machinery equipment and materials.
Detroit AP GM told dealers it will raise prices 1 to 3 percent on 1984 model cars and trucks sold to fleet owners in early orders. Lowest 1 percent on X cars and small cars, 3 percent on large cars like Olds Cutlass Supreme, 88, 98 and Toronado. S-10 trucks up 1 percent, others about 2.5 percent. Chrysler and AMC earlier signaled 1984 pricing.
The Fiat Group announced a price increase across all Fiat Lancia and Autobianchi models effective Monday July 11. The rise averages 2.5 percent on the automaker's entire lineup.
Miracle Recreation Co plans to move a large portion of Grinnell Iowa production to Monett Missouri after a June 28 board vote. UAW Local 343 President Tim Pefferman says about 40 jobs of 90 could be cut. The move is slated to begin next Monday. officials had no comment.
Pillsbury Co announces a tender offer of 62 a share for Stokely-Van Camp Inc valuing the deal at 170 million. It has already bought 241,935 shares and agreed to acquire 258,065 more at the offer price, with a 1.1 million share minimum and a 55 percent voting stake target. The offer runs until August 1. withdrawals allowed until July 25.
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