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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1974
Page
5
ASU professor Dr. Harold Fearon reports Arizona and the nation endure stagflation with rising prices and weak gains in new orders employment and production. He cites petroleum shortages and material scarcities as drivers while delivery times lengthen and inventories inch up only slightly.
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New York markets end the day with varied closes as investors shuffle among large caps and mid caps. Traders watch notable names such as US Steel, Exxon, and Shell amid broad action across sectors.
Wall Street chatter notes February as a standout month for sharp price gains across many commodities amid currency flight. Market mood hinges on the clash of rising prices with slowing business activity, Arab oil embargo effects, and states planning more acreage, with Dow expected to rise to 900 to 920 into March.
Industrials slide 10.79 points to 869.06 while transports drop 2.74 to 194.72 and utilities fall 0.29 to 93.56. Stocks average down 3.17 to 277.26 as total shares traded reach about 14.5 million.
On the New York Stock Exchange moderate trading saw a broad decline as Arab oil embargo uncertainties sparked profit taking. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 10.40 to 969.45 while the S&P 500 fell 1.07 to 96.91 amid widespread declines and a lighter volume of about 14.4 million shares.
Three women report persistent sales pressure in shops with clerks interrupting personal chats and pushing purchases. Retailers work on solutions like a green "I'm just looking" button, while acknowledging staffing limits during peak hours could raise prices. Consumers urged to send questions to Consumer Forum via Copley News Service.
More than 1000 engineers from four Rocky Mountain states converge on Phoenix March 14 for a two day regional conference of the Society of American Military Engineers. Robert C. Esterbrooks serves as general chair. The Ramada Inn East hosts proceedings with a keynote by Col Norman C. Gaddis on energy conservation. The conference banquet is scheduled for March 15 at the Ramada.
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