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The article reports on the increase in the capacity of several industries, including steel, paper and food, to produce products in the U.S. It discusses the findings of a survey conducted by McGraw-Hill Cos. in 1955 regarding the capital spending plans of several companies. It presents charts that depict the rise in industries' capacity, one of the significant long-range trends in the country's economy.

The article offers information on the principles of money market in the U.S. It explores the effects of monetary policy of the Federal Reserve System, demand for credit, capital investments, loans, commercial paper market, as well as the role of banks and insurance companies. Moreover, it discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the acquisition of company stocks and financial bonds.

The article presents the author's analysis of U.S. stock market conditions in the upcoming year of 1965. He discusses the gain in capital expenditures based on early returns, citing the importance of this upward trend. He also mentions the multiplying effect that capital spending has on the economy and the lack of attention given to the mid-year stimulus. The author is also of the opinion that 1965 will hold speculative surprises in the building, paper, chemical, and aluminum industries.

The article reports on the efforts exerted by paper company Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp. to turn its finances around. According to company president Alexander Calder Jr., the improving performance of Union can be attributed to their willingness to invest. During the six-year period ended December 31, 1961, Union's capital expenditures totaled almost 140 million dollars. Earnings as of 1961 were pegged at 17 million dollars, with most of the sales growth attributed to acquisitions.

The article focuses on New York City-based International Paper Co. (IP), which has become an attractive target for a takeover despite being the No. 1 paper company in the U.S. As reported, executives at IP are feeling themselves in trouble because the company has done little in recent years to satisfy its shareholders. The stock prices are not too high from their book value despite the company's purchase of 50,000 of its own shares in the open market every month. Ed Hinman, the president of IP, agrees that the company is doing its business badly. In 1967, the company's capital spending almost doubled to 440 million dollars.

The article reports on the business performance of the paper and pulp industry in the U.S. including its scheduled capital expenditures for 1964, spending plans, and increase in production and capacity.

The article reports on the financial performance of several companies in the U.S. for the third quarter of 1972, including strong retail sales, steady capital spending, and improvements in the paper industry.

The article reports on updates concerning world business. A significant improvement in the capital spending of U.S. industrial firms has been observed. Paper manufacturers in the U.S. are planning to increase their business investments in Canada. The overall improvement in manufacturing-related expenditures of the U.S. in overseas business operations is also noted.

Focuses on faults of the American journalism and the scope of improving it. Factors responsible for some improvement in American journalism; Role played by the American Newspaper Guild to increase the self-respect of the individual newspaperman; Prevalence of the censorship authority exercised by publishers; Drift of the newspaper into the hands of money-minded men who are interested in profits; Danger posed by monopoly in the press; Increasing tendency toward standardized and syndicated material; Over-representation of the middle class in the press; Need of newspapers with a far smaller capital investment, so that genuine competition will more easily be possible.