Closing Prices In Money Section August 25 2000
The Money page dated August 25 2000 lists closing prices and quotations provided by Ron Campbell Investment Planning and Raymond James Financial Services. Includes contact details and NASD SIPC membership reference.
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RON Campbell Investment Planning
Raymond James Financial Services
SIPC
Economy grows in spring while consumer spending cools
U S economy expanded 5.3 percent in the April-June quarter, revised up from 5.2 percent, aided by business investment and government spending but led by a cooling in consumer spending to a 2.9 percent rate. July existing home sales fell 9.8 percent to a 4.79 million annual pace amid higher mortgage rates, signaling the impact of raised rates as the Fed holds rates steady for now.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Reserve
Gordon Richards
National Association of Manufacturers
Commerce Department
Tion
National Association of Realtors
NAR
Dennis Cronk
Fed
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Greenspan warns downturn could threaten globalization movement
Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan warned that a significant economic shortfall could revive protectionist sentiment and slow globalization. He noted the long trend toward free markets since 1989 and said growth currently supports global integration, though productivity gains may eventually ease.
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Berlin Wall
Soviet Union
Greenspan
Fed
World Trade Organization
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Oneworld
Presidential election stocks bets and defense drug plays
Defense names Boeing Raytheon Northrop Grumman Lockheed General Dynamics surged with Bush polls and faded as Democrats rose While analysts warn political shifts rarely alter long term market trends they note defense and drug stocks react to campaign prospects If Gore leads some see drug stocks at risk education stocks may gain with policy promises Analysts say avoid hinges on party control for steady portfolios
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Boeing
Raytheon
Northrop Grumman
Lockheed
General Dynamics
George W. Bush
Philadelphia
Bush
S&p Aerospace and Defense
S&p
Congress
White House
Bill Fiala
Edward Jones
Fiala
Gore
Ray Saleeby
Forsyth Securities
House of Representatives
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Microsoft
Education Management
Apollo Group
Houghton Mifflin
Alan Skrainka
Skrainka
Stocks Close Mixed In Lukewarm Trading On Friday
New York traders gave little guidance as the Dow edged up 9.89 to 11,192.63 while the Nasdaq slipped 10.60 to 4,042.68 and the S&P 500 fell 2.86 to 1,505.45. Emulex spiked after a hoax press release, later closing down 7,313 at 105.75. Techs led losses with Micron and Texas Instruments down, while Qualcomm and Yahoo fell on the Nasdaq amid broad hesitance.
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SBC Communications
At&t Corp
AM. Water Works
Anheuser-Busch
Apple Computer
IND. Tech
Arch Coal
Ashland Oil Inc
BP Amoco
Baker-Hughes Inc
Constell Energy
Bank OF America
Verizon
Bellsouth Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing CO
Viacom
Cabot Oil & Gas
Carolina Power
Chevron Corp
Chubb Corp
Citizens Utilities
Coca-Cola CO
Columbia Energy
HCA Healthcare
Corning
Suntrust
CSX Corp
CVS Corp
Daimlerchrysler AG
DTE Energy
Dominion Res
DOW Chemical
Dupont
Eastern Ent
Eastman Kodak
Emerson.electric
Ethyl Corp
Exxon Mobil
First Union Corp
Virginia Bank
Flowers Industries
FMC Corp
Delhaize America
Ford Motor CO
GEN. Electric CO
GEN. Motors Corp
Georgia Pacific
Gillette
GLAXO
Goodyear Tire
Hercules Inc
Humana Corp
IBM Corp
Ingersoll Rand
Intel Corporation
K-Mart Corp
Kroger CO
Lowe's Cos
Lucent
McDonald's Corp
Merck & CO. Inc
Microsoft Corp
UPS
Pharmacia Corp
Mylan Labs
Nash Finch CO
Navistar Int'l
Nike, Inc
Norfolk Southern
Occidental Pete
BB &T
J.C. Penney CO
Pennzoil CO
Pepsico Inc
PECO
Philip Morris Cos
Phillips Petroleum
Pittston Brinks
Potomac Elec
PWR
Praxair, Inc
Reebok Int'l
REX Stores Corp
Rite Aid Corp
RJ Reynolds
Rockwell Int'l
Sara Lee Corp
Sears Roebuck
Sherwin Williams
Shoney's
Southern CO
Tenneco Inc
Texaco Inc
TRI Continental
Union Carbide
Union Pacific
Unisys Corp
Universal Corp
Usair Group
USX Marathon Oil
Usx-U.s. Steel
Wal-Mart
Walt Disney CO
Wendy's Int'l
XEROX
DOW Jones Industrial
New York
Standard & Poor
Wall Street
Ricky Harrington
Wachovia Securities
Charlotte
N.C
Emulex
Securities and Exchange Commission
FBI
Texas Instruments
Qualcomm
Yahoo
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
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