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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 2000
Page
5
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Stocks gained on Friday after government data showed inflationary pressures easing at wholesale levels, though blue chips fell late after a Florida jury ordered the tobacco industry to pay a record 145 billion dollars. The Dow rose 23.34 to 10812.05, the Nasdaq added 72.06 to 4246.62, and the S&P 500 moved up 13.39 to 1509.23, with volume down as investors awaited next week’s earnings reports.
The June market in brief notes its best showing since January. Retail sales rose 0.5 percent overall in June, 0.2 percent excluding autos, and industrial production gained 0.2 percent, the slowest since September. The reports indicate Fed rate hikes are cooling activity and easing fear of further increases, with investors cautious but sentiment overall stable. Alfred Goldman of A.G. Edwards & Sons cites ongoing nerves about the stock market despite healthy earnings and inflation.
The Senate approved a Republican bill to eliminate the estate tax over a decade, despite veto threats and Democratic criticism that it favors the wealthy. Nine Democrats joined most Republicans in a 59-39 passage, with full repeal slated for 2010 and an estimated $105 billion revenue loss.
President Clinton aims to win approval for the Vietnam trade agreement before leaving office with Charlene Barshefsky noting few legislative days remain. She expects a strong bipartisan majority but acknowledges timing challenges as White House aides caution about this year’s roll call. The deal, reached after marathon talks, would grant Vietnam normal access to the US market on parity with other nations.
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