Stocks edge lower as indecision weighs on Wall Street
U S stocks slipped Thursday after a roller coaster week with the Dow dropping 16 to 8813 as traders kept to a cautious, choppy tone. Asia led gains with Tokyo up 4.4 percent while European markets were mixed as Japan benefited from the Fed’s dollar sales to support the yen.
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EW York
Asia
Federal Reserve
U.S
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Thailand
South Korea
Indonesia
Europe
Frankfurt
London
Southern families gain in income but fall behind in wealth
AP report from MDC Inc. in Chapel Hill finds white Southern median income up 19.1 percent 1970 to 1996 while Black Southern households rose 29 percent. South at 92 percent of U.S. median in 1996, net worth lags despite regional growth and lower cost of living in cities like Houston and Atlanta.
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Raleigh, N.C
South
MDC Inc
Chapel Hill
U.S
District of Columbia
MDC
George Autry
Houston
Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Wilson promoted to director of financial aid
Joan Wilson named assistant director of financial aid at National Business College main campus in Salem. She assumed the post May 25, has been with National since 1994 in admissions and most recently student services, directing procedures for eight campuses.
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National Business College
Virginia
Salem
Joan Wilson
Financial Aid
Wilson
National
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Anheuser-Busch
Apple Computer
IND. Tech
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Atlantic Richfield
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Bell Atlantic
Bellsouth Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Boeing CO
CBS Corp
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Carolina Power
Chevron Corp
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CHU
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CSX Corp
Detroit Edison
Dominion Res
COW Chemical
Dupont
Eastman Kodak
Emerson Electric
Ethyl Corp
Exxon Corp
First Union Corp
1St Virginia Bank
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FMC Corp
Food Lion Inc
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GEN. Electric CO
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GTE Corp
Georgia Pacific
Gillette CO
Glaxo Holdings
Goodyear Tire
Hercules Inc
Humana Corp
IBM Corp
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K-Mart Corp
Kroger CO
Lowe’s CO
Lucent Technologies
Mapco Inc
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MERCK
Phillips Petroleum
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PWR
Praxair, Inc
Pulaski Furniture
Reebok
INT
REX Stores Corp
Reynolds Metals
Rite Aid Corp
RIR
Nabisco Hldg
Rockwell Int'l
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Sears Roebuck
Sherwin Williams
Shoney's Inc
Southern
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Unisys Corp
Universal Corp
Usair Group
USX
Marathon Oil
U.S. Steel
Wal-Mart
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