Pop-up ads spark debate on free Internet use
Ads flood web pages as Madison Avenue spends about 1 billion dollars to reach 71 million Americans. Ad blockers grow in popularity letting users skip banners and cookies. Proponents say ads fund content, while blockers speed pages and protect privacy.
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Ashington
Chris Tooley
Madison Avenue
Tooley
Northwest Missouri State
Chris Johnson
Perth
Australia
Jason Catlett
New Jersey
Bob Colvin
Interactive Media Partners
Los Angeles
Beth Snyder
Advertising Age Magazine
Durable goods rebound in July boosts factory orders
U S durable goods orders rose 2.4 percent in July to 187.5 billion dollars led by a 12 percent jump in electrical and electronic equipment including semiconductors and circuit boards. Strong domestic demand offset declines in exports amid GM strikes and Asia weakness.
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Washington
Asia
General Motors
Commerce Department
United States
U.S
Veronika White
First Union Corp
Philadelphia
Con
Jerry Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
Stocks fall amid foreign news dragging markets lower
U.S. stocks slumped as Japan and Russia news overshadowed signs of domestic resilience. Dow Jones slid 79.30 to 8,523.35, S&P 500 dropped 8.66 to 1,084.19, Nasdaq fell 30.04 to 1,768.13 with Dell Computer rising. Volume showed broad weakness as small caps and exchanges followed the downtrend.
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RON Campbell Investment Planning
Robert Thomas Securities, Inc
Abbott Labs
Allegheny Electric
AFLAC
Ameritech
At&t Corp
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
CBS Corp
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
GEN. Motors Corp
GTE Corp
Georgia Pacific
Gillette CO
Glaxo Holdings
Goodyear Tire
Hercules Inc
Humana Corp
IBM Corp
Ingersoll-Rand
Intel Corporation
K-Mart Corp
Kroger CO
Lowe's Cos
Lucent Technologies
McDonald's Corp
MCI Communications
Merck & CO. Inc
Microsoft Corp
Mobil Corp
Monsanto CO
Mylan Labs, Inc
Nash Finch CO
Nationsbank Corp
Navistar Int
Phila. Electric
Philip Morris Cos
Phillips Petroleum
Pittston Brinks
Pittston
Burlington
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
Shoney’s Inc
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
Westwaco Corp
Valley Nat's Gases
Xerox Corp
DOW Jones
New York
Japan
Russia
U.S
A.C. Moore
Dunvegan
Dell Computer
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Northwest pilots strike looming cancels hundreds of flights
Northwest Airlines canceled about 400 flights as pilots planned a weekend strike. Air Line Pilots Association officials said negotiations were progressing toward a possible settlement before the Friday deadline while the administration signaled limited involvement. Spokesman Jon Austin noted additional cancellations could occur if no deal is reached. Travelers scrambled to rebook as staff prepared for potential disruption.
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Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Clinton
American Airlines
Dean Smith
Air Line Pilots Association
Smith
Northwest
Jon
Austin
Janelle Nunez
Partners In Travel
Gas prices go lower in West Virginia
West Virginia motorists pay about 20 cents less for self serve unleaded gasoline than a year ago, with the most popular grade at 1.05 per gallon. Midgrade is 1.13 and premium 1.20, while the U.S. average is 1.08, the lowest since 1989.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
American Automobile Association
U.S
Auto Club
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Workers’ Compensation Reform Review
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