Business
April 30, 1974
How First National Passed Republic
The biggest Texas banks are up to their same old game—getting bigger.
Business
Reporting and commentary on Texas businesses and the trends and innovation happening in our state
Politics & Policy
March 31, 1974
Come Back, Little Trader
Senator Bentsen is proposing legislation to end the two-tiered market. It might work; then again the market might take care of itself.
Business
March 31, 1974
Ambush on Wall Street
Did the clean-cut knight get trapped by the Wall Street dragon? And did he, after all, have himself to blame?
Business
February 28, 1974
The Last of the Red Hot Deals
In the past people have made a pretty penny from initial offerings. No more.
Business
January 31, 1974
Sold American!
Selling a herd of prime cattle can be tricky business. And it takes professionals to do it right.
Business
January 31, 1974
Running Out of Gas
The energy crisis has caused a crisis of nerves for the Chicken Littles of Wall Street.
Business
January 1, 1974
The Market Sheds a Tier
IBM and friends could soon be steping down from their pedestals.
Style & Design
January 1, 1974
Temple of Cloth
The Apparel Mart in Dallas clothes Middle America. Their merchandise may not win many fashion awards, but it sells, and sells, and sells.
Business
December 1, 1973
The Gold Bugs
When inflation hits the international scene the gnomes of Zurich and the goldbugs start racing for the ingots. But how smart an investment is gold these days?
Business
December 1, 1973
Airport!
Dallas and Fort Worth boosters may have pushed their cities into the 21st century when they opened the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport this September.
Business
November 1, 1973
Empires of Paper
A law firm of almost 200 attorneys becomes an institution with massive power and life of its own. Three such firms are in Texas, including two of the four largest in the U.S. We open them, for the first time, to the public.
Business
September 30, 1973
It’s a beautiful day in Chicago
How to keep your options, stock that is, open during Phase IV.
Business
August 31, 1973
Is There Hope For Wall Street?
Institutions give the little guy the squeeze.
Business
August 31, 1973
Body Business At Tokyo House
Sam Corey runs a chain of massage parlors. He says they're all on the up and up.
Business
June 30, 1973
Amateur Hour
How to invest when the market gets wild.
Business
June 30, 1973
The Big Thicket Tangle
Take 3 million acres, add politicians, lumber companies and Time, Inc., and what have you got? A very small park, or no park at all.
Business
May 31, 1973
Why a Condominium? Why Not?
Condominiums are springing up all over Texas. It’s a good concept, but you need to know what you're doing.
Business
April 30, 1973
Banzai Chicken!
A conversation about closed-end funds with a man who should know.
Business
March 1, 1973
Should You Buy This Land?
We take a look inside and outside a major investment land company.
Business
March 1, 1973
Wall Street Overkill
Look out, offshore operators, they're headed your way!
Business
February 1, 1973
Air Today, Gone Tomorrow
THEY DID IT TO ME again.Yesterday I bought my number one customer 500 shares of Continental Airlines at 231/4. The Dow-Jones was crossing 1,000, the airlines were strong and it looked like a good trade. Today the New York Stock Exchange delayed the opening of Continental Airlines due to an