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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2004
Page
9
New York markets closed a quiet year with solid 2003 gains despite a mixed finish. The Dow rose 25.3 percent for the year, Nasdaq up 50 percent, S&P 26.4 percent, with investors wary of sustaining momentum into 2004 amid high valuations and easing jobless claims.
Washington reports seasonally adjusted new unemployment applications dropped by 15 000 to 339 000 for the week ending December 27 marking the third straight week of declines and the lowest level since January 20 2001, Bush’s inauguration day, as he seeks economic momentum ahead of his re election bid.
The Souther Shrimp Alliance filed an antidumping petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission seeking tariffs on overseas pond raised shrimp. They report U.S. harvest value fell from 1.25 billion in 2000 to 560 million in 2002 and a 40 percent drop in shrimp factory jobs.
The Treasury Department moved to curb taxpayers who use business transactions to dodge Roth IRA contribution limits. The IRS will add these schemes to its abusive shelters list, requiring disclosure by taxpayers and maintained adviser lists of investors.
Crude futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled modestly down as a larger than expected weekly draw in U.S. inventories coincided with expectations that OPEC will not boost output. February WTI finished at 32.52 per barrel after trading in a 0 range amid light holiday volume.
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