The flood of first-quarter earnings reported by U.S. industry last week still had a golden look. The National City Bank of New York totted up the profits of 295 industrial corporations, found that they were 6% above last year's first quarter. But the important fact was that, with sales reported by 71 of the manufacturing corporations up a whacking 23% in the last year, profits had risen so littlewith renegotiation still in the offing for some companies. Taxes and bigger operating costs were finally outpacing the swelling production of many a corporation. They are still making plenty of money, but...
EARNINGS: Good First Quarter
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