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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1976
Page
6
New York AP stock update shows Dow Jones at 992.06 up 3.77, 30 Industrials at 992.06, 20 Trans at 226.86, 15 Utilities at 90.55 down 0.42, with listed gains and losses across many issues including Citicorp, Ford, Gree:y, and many others.
Reading shows London gold at 113.00 up 6.50, copper 73.8 unchanged, wheat 3.54 down, soybeans 6.62 up 1, live cattle 40.25 down, pork bellies 65.70 up 2.00, eggs 0.60 up 5, sugar 12.94 down 0.21, and other prices for metals, grains, livestock, and materials. Trading details reflect July and August contracts with modest gains and losses across commodities.
New York traders sent the Dow up 3.77 to 992.06 as the market held a mixed tone after government CPI data for June showed a 0.5 percent rise. Volume was light with 12.04 million shares on the NYSE as American Airlines led activity on larger blocks.
A private luncheon in a large corporation featured executives debating pricing discipline. The president argued against cutting prices to preserve investment returns and industry stability, warning price cuts worsen future supply and demand swings. Critics called such stance oligarchic, while officers defended measured pricing to keep plants and people employed.
Arizona Public Service Co reports full year earnings of 2.40 per share for the year ending June 30 down from 2.49 for the year ending March 31. Second quarter 1976 earnings were 0.40 per share versus 0.48 prior year. Year to date six months 0.78 versus 0.93. Increased O and M costs property taxes and capital costs drag profits.
Gift store owners face high failure rates and tight margins. A Bank of America study notes 53 percent of new gift shops locate in shopping centers with rents at 7 to 8 percent of gross sales and that most owners endure lean years before returns appear. The article emphasizes personal touch and careful merchandising as keys to survival, with Hallmark offering placement advice and store blueprints to independents.
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