Volcker calls for budget cuts to aid housing industry
In Miami Beach Volcker urged cutting government spending to relieve high mortgage rates, saying monetary expansion would be short term. He warned no quick fix exists and urged action to reduce the deficit as the housing sector faces pain from high rates. The NAR convention drew about 10,000 realtors and brokers.
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Recession Worries Push Wall Street Down in Early Trade
NEW YORK AP The stock exchange declines as recession fears grow. The Dow Jones average drops 6.28 to 849.6 in the first half hour with IBM down 1 at 50, GM off 0.14 at 36, and Exxon down 0.04 at 30 as traders weigh faster-than-expected rate cuts.
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Consumers pull back on big purchases amid high rates
Ann Arbor reports that shoppers avoid debt and favor saving through early 1982. University of Michigan researchers say high interest rates unemployment and shrinking wages curb housing and vehicle sales growth. The sentiment index stands at 74.8, reflecting cautious spending.
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Presser Sees Concessions in Teamsters Truck Talks
Cleveland AP report says top Teamsters official Jackie Presser expects concessions to become common in labor negotiations as the union negotiates a master freight agreement for about 300,000 drivers within 1.8 million-member union. Opening sessions began last week with the bargaining group for trucking companies. current contract expires March 31. Presser cites relief package ideas and notes past 35 percent pay increases after a 12 day strike in 1976.
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Hertz puts owning a car at 44.6 cents per mile in 1981
Hertz Corp reports an 18 percent rise in the cost of owning and operating a car to 44.6 cents per mile based on 1981 purchases driven 10,000 miles yearly. Subcompacts cost 34.3 cents, mid sizes 47.1, intermediates 49, with AAA estimating 24.8 cents per mile.
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