Stocks and Footnotes From The Associated Press
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AOL Time Warner slashes 2000 jobs in major cuts
AOL Time Warner plans 2000 more job losses across the music unit AOL division Time Inc. magazines and movie studios, part of merger promises to boost earnings. Combined with 400 cuts at CNN and possible store closures, the total hit could grow beyond 2400 roles. New Line Cinema layoffs near 100 staff amid leadership shakeup. Warner Music Group loses about 600 positions. Time Inc. trims 400 as back office cuts unfold. Three consumer magazines from Times Mirror Magazines are closed or merged.
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America Online
Time Inc
Ed Adler
Warner Brothers
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Dulles
Birmingham
Ala
Alexandria
Times Mirror
Tribune Co
Golfer
Golf Magazine
Outdoor Explorer
Norfolk Southern profits slide on early retirement costs
Norfolk Southern Corp reported a fourth quarter net income drop of 84 percent to 5 million dollars, or 1 cent per diluted share, due to a voluntary early retirement program and workforce reductions. Excluding the charge, quarterly income would have risen 42 percent to 44 million, or 11 cents per diluted share. The company also plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs and sell 1,200 surplus freight cars to curb costs amid a slowing economy. BB&T Corp expanded in Virginia by agreeing to acquire F&M National Corp of Winchester for 1.17 billion and Virginia Capital Bancshares for 180.5 million to boost presence along I-81 and I-95 corridors.
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Winchester
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Mingo County
Stocks Edge Lower as Earnings Murmur Clouds Gains
Investors avoided bold moves on Wall Street amid mixed earnings reports and cautious forecasts. Blue chips like DuPont and McDonald's released downbeat results while tech stocks rose but failed to stay in positive territory. The Dow slipped 2.84 to 10,646.97, the Nasdaq rose 18.76 to 2,859.15, and the S P 500 gained 3.90 to 1,364.30 as analysts note uncertainty about future earnings impact on prices.
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Dan Ascani
Global Market Strategists
Gainesville, Ga
Markets hold hope as some firms beat forecasts but warn on Q1
DuPont topped earnings by a penny but warned first quarter results will be pressured by tough conditions, sliding 19 cents to 41.88. McDonald’s dropped 2.06 to 30.81 after warning of a difficult first quarter and missing by a penny on Q4. Investors stay cautious yet hopeful for rate cuts and a soft landing as techs outperform defensive drug stocks like Bristol-Myers Squibb, which fell 1.38 to 64.88 after beating estimates.
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Federal Reserve
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Dunvegan Associates
Santa Barbara
Calif
Fed
Bristol-Myers Squibb
McDonald’s profits fall for first time in years
CHICAGO AP McDonald’s Corp reports a seven percent drop in fourth quarter earnings to 452 million dollars or 34 cents a share. Revenue rose two percent to 9.92 billion as Europe counters beef safety concerns and the beef scare weighs on results.
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McDonald's Corp
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McDonald’s
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