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Published in November, 2016

TRIVIAL PURSUITS: What did the famous Hollywood sign in California originally say?

By PLANSPONSOR staff

What did the Hollywood sign originally say?

The sign was built in 1928 as a novelty ad for Hollywood Realty and said “Hollywoodland.” The “land” part fell off and was never replaced.

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Wednesday, the Dow closed 158.80 points (0.61%) higher at 26,405.76, the NASDAQ was down 6.07 points (0.08%) at 7,950.04, and the S&P 500 increased 3.64 points (0.13%) to 2,907.95. The Russell 2000 closed 8.04 points (0.47%) lower at 1,702.93, and the Wilshire 5000 was up 5.96 points (0.02%) at 30,232.35.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was down 5/32, increasing its yield to 3.077%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond decreased 11/32, bringing its yield up to 3.222%.

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