Dow ends quiet session down 10.81 points in NYSE trading
The Dow fell 10.81 to 2649.55 as volume at the Big Board reached 140.11 million shares. Decliners led advancers about 5 to 4 amid mixed signals on the economy and rising rate outlook. Major indices across markets slipped with the NYSE composite at 184.15 and S&P 500 at 333.74. Nasdaq 430.15.
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Central banks intervene as dollar falls in world markets
The dollar declined sharply against major currencies as central banks coordinated actions to curb its value. Gold prices advanced with Comex quotes up $1.10 to $404.10 per ounce and Republic National Bank later bid $404.30.
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Livestock Sales At Alderson Market Reach Sixty-One Head
Alderson Livestock Market sold 61 head on March 2, moving a total of $22,046.71. Prices ranged for stockers and feeders from 57.50 to 105 for heifers, steers from 95 to 115, calves at 170, hogs at 43.25 per No 1, pigs 21 to 22, cows 44.25 to 46.25, cows and calves 550 to 710, bulls 60 to 61, and goats 11 to 58.
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Trade tensions rise as Hills warns Japan on barriers
Washington AP reports U S Trade Representative Carla Hills warned Japan risks closing access to the market or severely limiting it if trade barriers to U S exports remain. Two senators echoed protectionist fears while Bush officials acknowledge little progress in breaking Japanese trade blocks. Detroit AP notes late February sales of cars and light trucks in North America fell 7.9 percent from a year earlier, with February gains for incentives fading and a 4.7 percent drop for the month overall.
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GTE Plans Town Meetings On Local Calling Options
GTE South in Bluefield will host informational town meetings to explain four new local calling choices for customers in Bluefield Princeton and surrounding areas. Meetings at Bluefield Recreation Center March 12 and Princeton High School Theater March 13 will include slide shows and staff to help customers select plans.
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Cancer Care Team Plans Individual Treatments
The cancer care team assesses options for each patient using a mix of surgery radiation and chemotherapy. Physicians, nurses, and oncology professionals collaborate to choose a treatment strategy tailored to the individual's needs.
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Shearson to close up to 50 brokerage offices nationwide
NEW YORK AP Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. will close as many as 50 retail brokerage offices across the United States as part of broad cutbacks under parent American Express Co. The move signals a major downsizing in its brokerage network.
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Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc
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