Families and Teens Debate Clothing Costs and Time
Dr Elaine Scott of Virginia Cooperative Extension notes average U S families spend six to 12 percent of take home pay on clothes with costs rising for children and teens. Parents seek price and fashion while teens seek popular labels. time to shop and care affects outcomes. Establish a family clothing budget and let teenagers contribute the difference for higher priced items. Greg Jordan, Daily Telegraph business writer.
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Elaine Scott
Virginia Cooperative Extension
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Closing stocks little changed amid mixed Friday trading
The market snapshot lists NYSE quotes with fractional changes for many names including Kmart Airgas Alcan and Merck. Traders monitor energy majors and tech firms as prices and percentages show varied shifts across sectors in a narrow session.
Broad market declines end weekly stock drop
NEW YORK AP The stock market closed its first losing week since April with a broad decline. The Dow fell 34.95 to 2862.38, down 38.59 for the week, with 458 advances, 1010 declines, and 523 unchanged on the NYSE. Volume reached 142.60 million on the floor, and 176.30 million across NYSE listed issues. The Wilshire index shed 30.03 billion in value, 1.50 percent, as major indices fell across the board.
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Child labor law changes may come to Congress
A Texas businessman urged Congress to avoid governmental paternalism that could deprive youths of work opportunities as his Dallas firm faces $150,000 in fines for allegedly letting nearly 300 children sell newspaper subscriptions at night. He cites jobs giving teens money, experience, and a path away from street life amid a Labor Department sweep finding 15,000 violations.
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Donald Farrell
Dallas
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Government Operations Employment and Housing Subcommittee
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Burger King
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South Bluefield Merchants Set June Meeting and Improvements
In other business the South Bluefield Merchants and Professional Association will meet June 10 at noon at the China Inn on Jefferson Street. The group has installed new benches and planters in Bluefield and adopted a block in the Adopt A Block Program along Princeton Avenue from Bland Road to Russell Street. Cleaning efforts are planned to start June 12 at 10 a.m.
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Inter-dealer Quotes as of 4 PM Include Tech and Furniture Firms
Quotations from First Securities show bid prices for companies such as Apple Computer Bassett Furniture Burke Parsons Cadmus Communications and others. Markets vary through the day and spreads do not reflect retail markups commissions or client pricing.
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Apple Computer
Bassett Furniture
Burke Parsons
Cadmus Communications
Dominion Bankshares
First Fed S&l SC
Figgie Int
Fingermatrix Inc
First Carolina Inc
HB Fuller
Financial Corp
Key Centurion
Ladd Furniture
MCI Communications
Nash-Finch Co
Nat'l Banc of Commerce
Noland Corp
One Valley Bancorp
Premier Bank
Pulaski Furniture
K Famous Brands
Summit Holding Corp
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