AT&T to Raise Per Minute Rates for Basic Plans
Washington AFP reports AT&T will raise per minute charges for tens of millions of customers while FCC pledges to enforce pass through of $3.2 billion in access fee cuts. FCC Chairman Kennard says AT&T must deliver savings to consumers as new rates move to 29 cents per minute all day weekdays.
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Fed reports slower April borrowing by Americans
The Federal Reserve says Americans increased total consumer credit by 9.3 billion in April, an annual growth rate of 7.8 percent, the smallest rise in six months. Revolving credit rose 5.9 billion at 11.4 percent, nonrevolving credit up 3.4 billion at 5 percent, with March’s gains previously higher.
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IBM sparks tech stock rally as judge ruling looms
Technology shares closed higher after a Goldman Sachs analyst forecast a strong year for IBM. The optimism drew money off the sidelines, lifting the Dow 77.29 to 10812.86, Nasdaq up 82.89 to 3839.26, and S&P 500 up 13.52 to 1471.36 as traders awaited a Microsoft decision.
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Anheuser-Busch
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Columbia Gas Sys
Corning
Suntrust
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CVS Corp
Daimlerchrysler AG
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Dominion Res
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Emerson Electric
Ethyl Corp
Exxon Mobil
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GEN. Electric CO
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Humana Corp
IBM Corp
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Mart Corp
Kroger CO
Lowe's Cos
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Merck & CO. Inc
Microsoft Corp
UPS
Mylan Labs, Inc
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Pepsico Inc
Phila. Electric
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Potomac Elec
PWR
Praxair, Inc
Reebok
REX Stores Corp
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RJ Reynolds Rockwell Int'l
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Sears Roebuck
Sherwin Williams
Shoney's Inc
TRI Continental
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Usx-Marathon Oil
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Wal-Mart
Walt Disney CO
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Westvaco Corp
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Valley Natural Gas
XEROX
DOW Jones Industrial
New York
Goldman Sachs
IBM
Microsoft
Scott Bleier
Prime Charter Ltd
Standard & Poor
Productivity gains edge up as 2.4 percent in Q1
A government report shows first quarter productivity rose 2.4 percent, the smallest gain in nine months, yet economists say output per hour remains strong. Year over year, productivity outside farming grew 3.7 percent, matching Q4 pace as the Dow fell modestly on profit taking.
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Labor Department
Richard Yamarone
Argus Research Corp
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