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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1996
Page
8
After a late pullback, major indices stay near record levels with the S&P 500 up 7.2 percent since January and the Dow up 9.5 percent. Analysts note eight prior years with 25 percent plus S&P gains, with six continuing higher the next year, while fund inflows fuel further buying despite some caution about high prices.
A U S Commerce Department snapshot shows women own a growing share of retail and service firms with $1.6 trillion in revenues and 13.2 million workers. The report highlights economic impact amid focus on entrepreneurship and policy implications.
Johnson and Johnson will begin marketing its Renova anti-wrinkle cream this week. It is the first anti-wrinkle cream approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
BP reported a 268 million dollar loss in the fourth quarter after a special charge to cover losses on two refinery sales Lavera France and Lima Ohio. Revenue rose to 14.56 billion with exploration profits offset by lower costs and better finding success.
President Clinton sent an election year economic report to Congress asserting his policies built a strong economy with low recession risk. He cites nearly 8 million jobs created since taking office, a drop in the misery index, and a forecast of 2.2 percent growth in 1995 while stressing balanced budgets and limited government.
The Labor Department reports private sector salaries up 2.8 percent and benefits costs up 2.7 percent for the year, the smallest rise since 1960. Analysts say the restrained labor costs suggest inflation will stay subdued, with consumer prices up 2.5 percent in 1995.
Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway will sell a new class B stock to the public for at least 100 million dollars. The class B shares will cost about one thousand dollars each, far cheaper than the existing shares near thirty two thousand dollars. The plan follows his admission that the stock may be too pricey for new investors. The offering would occur shortly after the May 6 annual meeting.
AP reports yesterday's closing prices on the Comex and Merc markets with metals such as gold at 403.00 per troy ounce and silver at 57.06 per ounce, platinum 420.10, palladium 142.00, and nonferrous metals including aluminum 0.730 per pound copper 1.1460, zinc 0.5152, tin 4.1703 per pound, plus Mercury 2.50 per 76 pounds. Agricultural prices show wheat 4.62, shelled corn 3.63, oats 2.00, soybeans 6.93 per bushel.
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