Stocks Slip Amid Mixed U S Market Action
The stock market faced selling despite a strong banking sector helped by news of Chase Manhattan and Chemical Banking planning a merger. The Dow fell 7.40 to 4594.00 while Nasdaq slid 11.82 to 1008.15 and S P 500 declined 1.05 to 559.05 as trading eased and volumes sagged ahead of the Labor Day holiday.
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At&t Corp
AM. Water Works
Anheuser-Busch
Apple Computer
Ashland Coal Inc
Ashland Oil Inc
Atlantic Richfield
Baker-Hughes Inc
Baltimore Gas & EL
Bearings Inc
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
GTE Corp
Georgia Pacific
Gillette CO
Glaxo Holdings
Goodyear Tire
Hercules Inc
Humana Corp
IBM Corp
Ingersoll Rand
K-Mart Corp
Kroger CO
Lowe's CO
Mapco Inc
McDonald's Corp
MCI Communications
Merck & CO. Inc
Mobil Corp
Monsanto CO
Mylan Labs
Nash Finch CO
Nationsbank Corp
Navistar Int'l
Nike, Inc
Norfolk Southern
Occidental Pete
ONE Valley Bank
Pacific Telesis
J.C. Penney CO
Pennzoil CO
Pepsico Inc
Phila, Electric
Philip Morris Cos
Phillips Petroleum
Pittston Minerals
Pittston Services
Potomac Elec
PWR
Praxair, Inc
Premier Bankshares
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
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
Westinghouse EL
Westmoreland Coal
Westvaco Corp
Xerox Corp
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Largest U S bank deal creates new giant via Chemical Chase merger
New York AP reports Chase Manhattan Corp and Chemical Bank combine in a $10 billion stock swap to form the nation s largest bank with about 25 million customers. Assets rise to $297 billion, ranking No 1 in several businesses, with about 12 000 jobs cut and 100 branch closures in the New York area.
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Merger onslaught lifts regulators to higher gear
Washington AP reports a surge in corporate mergers this year pushing the Justice Department and FTC to the limit. Major deals include IBM-Lotus, Disney-Capital Cities ABC, Glaxo-Wellcome, and Chemical Bank-Chase Manhattan valued at 10 billion dollars.
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Bluefield Sales Executives Club Plans New Year Start
The Bluefield Sales Executives Club will begin a new year with a Sept. 7 meeting at the Bluefield Country Club. Cocktails at 6:15, dinner at 7, presentation at 8 by Dr. Johnny Miller noted for team building and motivational speaking.
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