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The article looks at the problem of corporate reorganization from the standpoint of the bondholder. The author explains the role of bondholders in an organization and how any lack of representation from trustees will present problems.The reorganization of the Hotel Pierre Company is used as an example of a typical reorganization, and the author shows why bondholders need representation in this type of reorganization. Typically the representation is in the form of committees which act as agents on the behalf of the bondholders. However, committee work is costly, obscure, and blocked by selfishness and unfairness. The author outlines a solution to the problems presented in reorganization.

The article reports the condition of the money market in the U.S. as of May 1937. American banks get over the May 1 struggle in reserve requirement which resulted to a surplus funds of more than 800 million U.S. dollars. The market received the 25 million U.S. dollar-offering of the Federal Home Loan Bank and that corporate bond issues are settled. In the domestic sector, the automobile industry posed an increase in production as well as electric power production.

The article reports that rail company Southern Pacific System has initiated a program to reduce its debt by 25 percent. According to the author, the company has solved several maturity problems encountered in the past by open-market purchases of outstanding bonds. The author adds that Southern Pacific experienced a 60 percent drop in revenues in the 1929-1933 period and recovered its financial status by 1940 with reported earnings of 2.47 U.S. dollar per share. The factors that led to the company's success in reducing debt are discussed.

In this article, the author presents an economic and political outlook for the U.S. in 1918. Topics discussed include the political condition in Germany, the likelihood that the sluggishness of the corporate bond market will continue, and adjustments to governmental regulation. Also mentioned are socialism, confidence in securities, and the method of fixing wages and salaries.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the counterfeit corporate bonds that were allegedly considered among the assets of Equity Funding Corp. of America. It states that the New York Insurance Department had presented Equity Funding former employee Ronald Secrist's accusations of scandal at the Investors Diversified Services Inc. Moreover, it notes that the scandal is one of the first major cases related to computer fraud.

The article reviews the performances and trends of U.S. currency, stocks and corporate bonds. The U.S. Federal Reserve cut its bill-buying rate to widen the spread between London and Berlin money rates as a measure to address the glut in French funds and gold. U.S. stocks declined to new lows that analysts predicted to be the market bottom. Bonds also suffered from general weakness despite weakening in interest rates and new bond offerings.

The article discusses the plan of U.S. Federal Reserve agencies to adopt a more vigorous credit expansion policy and drive bank credit into more productive channels in 1932. Topics addressed include recoveries anticipated in domestic bonds, yields expected in higher-grade bonds, and American Telephone and Telegraph Co.'s funded debt. Also mentioned are bonds that are expected to benefit from credit easing such as Consolidated Gas and the railroad company Chesapeake and Ohio.

The article discusses yield records achieved by U.S. railroad and industrial bonds in 1930. Topics addressed include the impact of bank selling on the bond market, the higher demand for government bonds, and the volume of corporate bonds forced on the market. Also mentioned are the accumulation of buying power for high-grade bonds, the re-investment of liquid funds, and the prices of bonds from railroad and industrial companies such as Chicago and North Western and American Rolling Mills Co.

The author offers insights on stock market investment. Topics explored include the previous recommendations to purchase short-term U.S. government bonds, high-grade corporate bonds, and bank stocks, the stock price and dividend yields of several oil companies including Atlantic Refining, Continental Oil, and Standard Oil of California, and the need for investors to be cautious when purchasing oil industry stocks due to overproduction issues in the sector.

The article analyzes the U.S. economy as of July 15, 1957 and discusses issues related to inflation and wage increases. The author states that the 1957 inflation does not result from a shortage of goods but from wage increases outpacing gains in productivity. Topics mentioned include the increasing price of steel, the debenture issued by the R.H. Macy department store, and a recommendation for speculation on the Jones & Laughlin steel company stock.

The article discusses stock price forecasting about stocks traded on stock exchanges in the Untied States. It examines the possibility that stock prices may continue to climb in spite of the presence of tight credit within the country that have increased the interest rates of corporate and government bonds.

The article reports on the increase in issue sales of bonds brought by the simultaneous offering made by Commonwealth Edison and Philadelphia Electric in the U.S. from 285,000,000 to 346,000,000 million U.S. dollars. According to the author, the Securities and Exchange Commission received about 170,000,000 million U.S. dollars from industrial and utility bonds and several stock issues. The author adds that corporate financing added additional bonds from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. and American Tobaco Co.

The article discusses the status of the new-issues market in the U.S. as of March 1950. New issues of municipals surged to 150% in January and February compared with the same months in 1949 while new corporate issues increased by only 62%. The factors contributing to a favorable demand for municipal and states issues include the tax-exempt status of bonds, high income taxes and the decline of yield on high-grade corporate bonds. The price structure of municipals remains unstable based on the Standard & Poor's municipal-bond index.

The article reports developments in the U.S. debt market as of mid-December 1974. It cites the growing complexities in the sector, citing as example the issue of whether to treat a 25-year bonds, a 60-day bank loan and a 90-day note or commercial paper as long-term debt or current liabilities. The opinions of Arthur Andersen & Co.'s Robert May and AT&T's Warren W. Brown on the developments are also cited.

The article reports on the rising popularity of a practice among U.S. corporations in which big bond issues are sold privately to avoid registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Among them are Kimberly-Clark Corp. which sold 10 million dollars worth of bonds with insurance companies in June, Socony Vacuum Oil and Owens Illinois Glass. Investment bankers say that such issues are illegal and urged SEC to end the practice. After a decline in summer, new issues were announced such as deals from Armour & Co.

The article offers a look at the performance of the stock, bond, and money markets in the U.S. in March 1937. There was an increase by .5 percent in the yield of Treasury bonds and there was a decline in the prices of government and corporate bonds. Treasury receipts from income taxes dated March 15 are projected to total to approximately 700 million U.S. dollars. Factors that world contribute to fears of inflation are cited.

The article presents an update on the financial markets in the U.S. in March 1937. It says that the direct and guaranteed bonds of the U.S. suffered a sharp recession as the gilt-edged corporate bond drops. According to the author, New York banks were selling their government bonds worth 552 million U.S. dollars during the period from June 30 to December 31, 1936. The impact of inflation on bond investments and the evidence that individual investors have been letting go of corporate and government issued bonds are also discussed.

The article provides analysis and evaluations for several corporate bonds that finance corporations in the United States. A chart is provided illustrating the income and appreciation for securities offered by several companies which include Associated Electric, New York Central, and Northern Pacific.

The article reports on the refusal of the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to approve the controversial 14,000,000-dollar bond issue of Erie Railroad Co. It states that bankers believe that the decision of ICC on the bond issue will give competitive bidding a substantial boost. It notes that ICC did not accept the argument that railroads will endanger their credit if they force underwriters to pay too high a price for their securities.

The article reports on the feud between Robert R. Young, boss of Alleghany Corp., and the group of New York bankers, headed by Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., over railroad and terminal companies' bonds in the U.S. It discusses the aim of Erie Railroad Co. to sell 14,000,000 dollars in 3.5% bonds to Morgan Stanley. It elaborates the opposition of Carl E. Newton, president of Alleghany-controlled Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., to the selling of Erie's bonds to Morgan Stanley.

The article focuses on the bonds of steel companies in the U.S. in April 1940.

This section offers news briefs related to the business sector of the U.S. as of February 1970. Finance analysts believe that the decline in the interest rates in the country is seasonal and it is influenced by the weakening in the demand for public funds. An increase in corporate bonds issued in January has contributed to the change in the trend in the interest rates. Manufacturing industries are operating at 77 per cent of their capacity which is considered as the lowest rate since the last month of 1960.

The article reports that bond dealers of Wall Street have sold over 7.7 billion U.S. dollars in publicly offered corporate bonds in the first half of 1967. For the entire of 1966, 8 billion U.S. dollars in corporates were sold. The Federal Reserve's move to expand the country's money supply was said to be a vital element in clearing the way for the new issue market. Also significant was the emergence of new buying interests. Furthermore, the nation's mutual savings banks have contributed to the first-half performance of the bond market.

The article compares investment in blue chip stocks or growth stocks to the purchase of corporate bond issues as of July 15, 1957. The author states that it can be worthwhile to invest in bond issues or in preferred stocks rather than fluctuating blue chips. He recommends stock of auto parts company Arvin Industries. Also presented are tables with the price fluctuations of blue chip stocks, the yields of bonds issues, and the yields of preferred stocks.

The article discusses the bear market in the U.S. bonds market, focusing on the call money rate, interest rates paid out on stocks, and the decline of bond markets in general. Other topics include the decline of U.S. Governmental bonds, the reduced price of corporate bonds, and the rise in demand for credit for and capital investment to help fuel economic growth.

The article discusses the U.S. stock market performance as of October 1, 1953. Florida Power & Light has sold 50,000 shares of preferred stocks to insurance companies, which resulted in a lower yield than others that took the competitive route around the same period. The Institute of Life Insurance has reported that over 15 billion dollars of the corporate bonds held by members at the end of 1952 were acquired by direct placement.

The article discusses the latest developments in the U.S. financial market as of February 26, 1949. It claims that corporations that want to apply for loans can expect a stable bond market during the year but they should guarantee that they will offer well-secured issues. It cites the two factors that affect the price of corporate bonds, namely, the current interest rate on government bonds and an allowance for business risk.

The article reports on the business condition of municipal bonds in the U.S. It claims that if higher yields on municipal bonds continue, this would make business borrowing more costly. Moreover, the trend would threaten 20 billion of pending public works and pressure corporate bond yields. It also relates the good performance of sales and profits of leading meat packing companies in the U.S. in 1947.

The article reports on the unpopularity of new stock issues in the U.S. According to figures compiled by the newspaper "Commercial & Financial Chronicle," the securities markets supplied business with more money than most people think in 1947. The article reveals that one-quarter of new money issues came from sales of common or preferred stocks. It states that most companies are encouraged by the bear market to use bond financing, plowed-back earnings to pay for expansion.

The article focuses on the decline in the prices of corporate bonds in the U.S. and the conditions of the corporate bond market in 1948. Underwriters have agreed that corporate financing either in bonds or in preferred stocks is going to be more costly in 1948. As reported, there is expectation among underwriters regarding the bond market due to the behavior of the market since the U.S. Federal Reserve System cut its support prices for U.S. Treasury securities in December 1947.

The article presents updates on the financial markets in the U.S. for the week September 14, 1946. It highlights the performance of investment grade corporate bonds since the stock market started to retreat from its 1942-1946 bull market highs. It also discusses the performance of the less-than-investment-grade bond issues during the week. The article examines the slow pace of bond transactions at the New York Stock Exchange, and the sharp price weakness in stock trading.

The article reports that as of February 1946 speculators in Wall Street's high-grade corporate bonds as well as those of low priced stocks enjoyed higher yields with the rise in the prices of bonds in the U.S. The government bond market posted a sharp rise, particularly the Victory loan 2 ½% bonds. The outlook is said to be very promising, particularly to corporate borrowers.

The article offers updates on the financial market in the U.S. in 1943. It highlights the offerings for corporate bond issues in November 1943 which amounted to less than 39 million dollars. It states that the total amount of offerings including municipal issues just slightly exceeded 1 billion dollars which is the smallest since 1933. It mentions that the Illinois-Iowa Power issue worth 65 million dollars remains uncertain due to problems with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The article focuses on the condition of the securities market in the U.S. in 1954. It mentions the yields of shares that make up Standard & Poor's index of industrial, rail and utility common stocks, as well as the yields of corporate bonds and tax-exempt municipals. It discusses the favorable position of the spread between yields of stocks and high-grade corporate bonds, and various reasons for a rise in the stock prices of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

The article focuses on the decline in long-term borrowing costs of corporate bonds in the U.S. for the year 1953. It notes the case of Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. in which it rejected the best bid of underwriters for its debenture, and discovered that the bid was far too rigid for its AAA-rated issue. It says that more experts in the industry have doubted a continuous decline in borrowing costs, but they believed the figure will be the lowest record for the second half of the year.

The article offers an overview of the 1952 market related to corporate new issues in the U. S. Wall Street analysts forecast that the coming new-issue volume in 1953 will equal or slightly exceed the total in 1952 while some group of investment bankers expect the new issues to be less active in 1953. It also notes that corporate borrowing costs depend on the action taken by the new officials of Treasury on refunding the February 15, 1953 maturity worth 8.9 billion dollars.

The article discusses the increased assets of the U.S. life insurance companies who are shifting from government securities to corporate bonds and mortgages. Most state insurance departments are said to prescribe that bonds considered secured by the valuation committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners may be carried on the yearend balance sheet at amortized cost. Insurance companies are reportedly against carrying securities on a liquidation basis since they are long-term investors.

The article reports on the decline of corporate bond issues in the U.S. It states that Cutler-Hammer Inc. has suffered a turn down in its shares wherein the exchange of 100 shares goes down to 83¼ on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It says that the efforts of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board for easier credit and unstable economy had made an impact on the internal composition of the stock market. It also notes the problems in small capitalizations of stocks in American Stock Exchange.

This article focuses on the scheduled bond offering of Transitron Electronic Corp. on December 8, 1959. The company will sell 1 million shares representing 13% of its outstanding common at a price of 38 dollars per share. More than 100 underwriting associates lead by Merrill Lynch and Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. will market the bond offering. The offering is being considered as the most exciting by market observers prompting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the offering.

The article reports on the challenges faced by the turnpikes in covering their bond interest payments in the U.S. in 1957. It mentions that turnpikes commissions are trying to increase revenues by revising their tolls, which aimed at cutting interests by getting state backing for bonds. As a result, the 10-month 1957 revenue for the road ran over 30%.

The article focuses on the impact of the increased U.S. corporate bond offerings on the European market in 1966. The bond offerings increase interest rates abroad and postpone U.S. issues. Because of the situation, businesspeople abroad foresee the emergence of European restrictive measures on U.S. issues. U.S.-based companies such as Chrysler Corp. and Bankers Trust Co. are still lining up to borrow overseas.

The article discusses an urgent advice to institutions and individual investors to sell their corporate bonds to buy federal agency issues. Recommended issues include Farmers Home Administration bonds and Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority bonds. According to bond specialist Andrew M. Carter, such issues currently offer higher yields than top-quality corporates, as of June 1974.

Two charts are presented depicting the business conditions in the U.S. from 1972-1974 including electric power production, the prices of wheat and corporate bond yield.

The article discusses the benefits of bonds to small investors in the U.S. Municipal bonds are exempted from federal and state income taxes. Some U.S. government bonds can also be used to pay estate taxes. Investors who are concerned of inflation can buy short-term bonds, as they yield more than many long-term bonds. Many bonds, including corporate bonds, enjoy periods of call protection, the periods wherein interest rates are fixed.

The article presents a technical analysis of the U.S. stock market for the months of January and February of 1966. Special attention is paid to the effect of stock prices on investors' attitudes. The author also compares utility stocks with bonds of attractive corporations and recommends the stock of mail order and department store retailer Montgomery Ward.

The author offers his thoughts on various issues in 1947, including topics on buying overpriced things, corporate bonds, and U.S. shipbuilding.