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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1998
Page
7
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The Motley Fool notes that Disney shares rose about 18 percent annually while collectibles like salt shakers and animation cels lagged. It advises investing in familiar, well performing retailers or computer-related firms instead of chasing trendy items, and invites readers to submit investment lessons.
The riddle traces a company from a 1902 Golden Rule dry goods store in Wyoming founded by a devout Baptist traveler who held Titanic tickets. Now the No. 4 retailer with about 1,200 outlets, failed to buy Dayton Hudson in 1996, acquired Eckerd in 1997, runs nearly 3,000 drug stores, the largest general merchandise catalog, 65 million orders yearly, and issueing charge cards with stakes in insurance.
The piece argues high dividend stocks from Ford to Coca Cola offer rising yields through compounding. It shows 10 shares bought at 100 each yielding 2.5 percent, growing to 80 shares at 120 with 3 percent yield, producing 288 annually and a 29 percent effective yield on original investment, plus stock splits boosting Coca Cola's dividends to over 58,000 yearly.
A trivia prompt traces Hertz Corp from Chicago roots with a dozen Model T Fords to ownership by Ford Motor Co. and a diversified fleet operation. It notes Hertz’s public offering in 1997, a 1994 celebrity endorser exit, and subsidiaries in equipment rental, voice telecomm, and claims administration.
U S Attorney General Janet Reno praised prison job training as a potential force for good. Inmates like Michael Provence move from menial tasks to drafting and mapping while programs like PRIDE Enterprises expand, arguing inmate work reduces recidivism and boosts the economy.
Under PIE, private firms can form joint ventures in state prisons using inmate labor. Corrections departments may deduct up to 80 percent of gross wages. Since 1979 through June 1995, funds raised include Victims’ programs 3,644,557. Room and board 10,458,796. Family support 3,449,218. Taxes 6,111,483. Total deductions 23,664,054.
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HBO agreed to merge with drug distributor McKesson Corp, offering HBO shareholders 60 percent of the combined company. The deal pairs a high margin software and information services firm with a low margin distributor, raising questions about value, earnings, and returns. Investors await management justification and concrete results from the merged entity.
The market mood centers on the belief that the Fed will cut rates again on November 17 and repeatedly after, with Greenspan warning the U.S. cannot stay immune to global stress. Despite fears, investors view rate cuts as positive and resume buying, while further negatives may be needed to extend cuts.
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