Go Pack Go Dow Super Bowl Stock Indicator
The piece argues the Super Bowl outcome historically predicts the stock market, favoring a Packers win as a Dow up signal. It notes Packers stock issuance and a 90 percent accuracy rate when NFL champions are from the old league, with caveats about AFL teams and the January Effect showing 71 percent accuracy.
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Local car dealers brace for industry shakeup from giants
Oberlin and Lorain County shops hold firm as Republic Industries under Huizenga expands into 27 of 50 top markets. Independent dealers warn consolidation will thin ranks over the next decade while promising to weather changes and keep locals served.
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Ed Mullinax
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Bill Twining
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Stang Motor Sales Inc
Elyria
Elyria Ford
J.R. Dall
Lee Schubert
Pontiac
Buick
Cadillac
Wellington
Stang Motors
Chris Osborne
Sherri
Republic’s
Gary Milan
Bob Stang
Stang Motor Sales
Osbornes
Adams
Republic
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Super Bowl as corporate America’s elite hospitality week
Des Fuller joined a select group of Super Bowl attendees in San Diego for a weekend of golf, dinners, concerts, and exclusive parties. Corporate hosts like Miller and Coca Cola host ticket only events in a lavish hospitality village at Qualcomm Stadium while 80,000 outsiders arrive to witness the game. The scene centers on business networking over sport in a city preparing for a record out-of-town turnstile.
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Des Fuller
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John Elway
Fuller
NFL
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Miller Brewing Co
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Auto insurers weigh across the board rate cuts
Washington reports that major auto insurers may cut premiums for millions as safer cars lower crash costs and crime declines. Analysts say industry wide lower claims costs reflect safety gains and an aging baby boom generation slowing driving, signaling a reversal of decades of rising prices. Weston M. Hicks of Sanford Bernstein notes the trend.
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Hilfiger Expands Brand With TV Plans And Books
Tommy Hilfiger, whose name graces apparel from hoodies to blazers, aims to become a household name with a TV show, a record label, a Super Bowl ad, and a new style book All American. At 45 he is praised for savvy merchandising and recent Menswear Designer of the Year honors after prior criticism.
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