Stocks Swing Wildly As Economy Signals Ebb and Flow
New York stocks showed volatile swings on Wednesday with the Dow Jones ending down 32.52 at 7928.32 after a day of sharp gains and losses. Bond yields eased from 6.67 to 6.63 percent as traders wrestled with conflicting economy reports, while producer prices ticked down 0.1 percent for July for the seventh straight month.
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Ron Campbell
AM. Family Corp
Ameritech
At&t Corp
AM. Water Works
Anheuser-Busch
Apple Computer
IND. Tech
Ashland Coal Inc
Ashland Oil Inc
Atlantic Richfield
Baker-Hughes Inc
Baltimore Gas & EL
Bell Atlantic
Bellsouth Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing CO
Cabot Oil & Gas
Carolina Power
Chevron Corp
Chrysler Corp
Chubb Corp
Citizens Utilities
Coca-Cola CO
Columbia Gas Sys
Columbia Healthcare
CON
Nat'l Gas
Corning Inc
Crestar Financial
CSX Corp
Detroit Edison
Dominion Res
DOW Chemical
Dupont
Eastern Ent
Eastman Kodak
Emerson Electric
Ethyl Corp
Exxon Corp
First Union Corp
Virginia Bank
Flowers Industries
FMC Corp
Food Lion Inc
Ford Motor CO
GEN, Electric CO
GEN. Motors Corp
Humana Corp
BM Corp
Ingersoll-Rand
Intel Corporation
K-Mart Corp
Kroger CO
Lowe's CO
Lucent Technologies
Mapco Inc
McDonald's Corp
MCI Communications
Merck & CO. Inc
Microsoft Corp
Mobil Corp
Monsanto CO
Mylan Labs
Nash Finch CO
Nationsbank Corp
Navistar Int'l
Nike, Inc
Norfolk Southern
Occidental Pete
ONE Valley Bank
J.C. Penney CO
Pennzoil CO
Pepsico Inc
Phila, Electric
Philip Morris Cos
Phillips Petroleum
Pittston Minerals
Potomac Elec
PWR
Praxair, Inc
Pulaski Furniture
Reebok Int'l
REX Stores Corp
Reynolds Metals
Rite Aid Corp
RJR Nabisco Hldg
Rockwell Int'l
Sara Lee Corp
Sears Roebuck
Sherwin Williams
Shoney's Inc
Signet Banking
Southern CO
Tenneco Inc
Texaco Inc
TRI Continental
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
Unisys Corp
Universal Corp
Usair Group
Usx-Marathon Oil
U.S. Steel
Wal-Mart
Walt Disney CO
Wendy's Int'l
Westinghouse EL
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Xerox Corp
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Longaberger honors Koppler for top sales honor
In Dresden Ohio Melodye Koppler was named a 1997 VIP National Sales Award winner at the Longaberger annual convention in Columbus for generating more than 35000 in sales. She, from Princeton, received an exclusive VIP basket a certificate and a VIP luncheon invite with Longaberger Family members and on stage recognition as one of 1327 nationwide to reach this level.
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Dresden
Ohio
Longaberger Company
Melodye Koppler
Columbus
Koppler
Princeton
Longaberger
West Virginia ginseng harvest season opens August 15
The ginseng harvest season runs from August 15 to November 30 in West Virginia. Buyers and sellers for out of state export must be registered with the Division of Forestry and all ginseng must be weighed and certified before leaving the state. For more details call Rob in Black or Bob Whipkey at 304-558-2788. Noland reports July sales reach 42.8 million in Newport News.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Division of Forestry
Robin Black
Bob Whipkey
Noland
Newport News
Noland Company
Sherwin-Williams Company
Sherwin-Williams
Computer link to humming economy sparks debate
The piece surveys how billions poured into computers and high tech may boost productivity yet official stats show only 0.6 percent growth in the spring quarter. Greenspan and economists debate measurement in services, inflation, and potential policy responses amid market volatility.
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Ashington
Alan Greenspan
Federal Reserve
Greens
Commerce Department
Toyota seeks $600,000 tax break for Putnam County plant
Toyota Motor Corp seeks a federal tax break of at least $600,000 for its 229 acre Putnam County site by applying for a foreign trade zone through the West Virginia Economic Development Authority. The zone would allow duty deferrals on imported parts and equipment and reduce local taxes. The $400 million engine plant near Buffalo aims to open next year with about 300 workers.
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Toyota Motor Corp
Putnam County
West Virginia Economic Development Authority
Ordnance Center
South Charleston
U.S
Toyota
David Warner
The
Development Authority
Buffalo
Lindy Vickers
Vickers
West Virginia
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