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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2000
Page
5
Closing prices and market quotations are provided by Ron Campbell Investment Planning in conjunction with Raymond James Financial Services. This report lists daily figures and notable shifts in securities tracked by NASD/SIPC.
BB&T Corp of Winston-Salem will acquire BankFirst Corp in a 149.7 million stock swap. The deal, approved by both boards, gives BB&T its first Tennessee presence with 32 BankFirst offices in East Tennessee and First National Bank & Trust Co. branches. BB&T plans 0.4554 share per BankFirst share valuing each at 12.21. CEO John Allison and BankFirst CEO Fred Lawson express optimism about growth in Tennessee and surrounding regions.
Wall Street finished with modest gains as Fed kept rates steady, lifting confidence in the economy. Dow rose 5.50 to 11,144.65 while S&P 500 gained 7.84 to 1,505.97 and Nasdaq, boosted by tech shares, climbed 52.80 to 4,011.01. Exxon Mobil and Chevron led blue chips higher, while Albertson's warning pressured grocery stocks.
President Clinton said he will urge Nigeria and other OPEC members to raise oil production to ease prices. He plans talks with Nigeria's President Obasanjo during a two day visit, arguing high prices risk recession as demand rises globally. OPEC debates output at its Sept. 10 Vienna meeting.
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