Stock Prices Jump on Broad Rise in Quiet Trading
Stock prices rose broadly on Tuesday in quiet trading aided by computer driven buying and dollar strength. The Dow gained 27.25 to 2676.80 as 1028 issues rose, 489 fell, 484 unchanged. Volume on the NYSE floor reached 143.64 million shares with total consolidated NYSE volume at 175.55 million. All major indices, including the Wilshire 5000 up 1.03 percent, the NYSE composite at 186.17, S P Industrial at 389.54, S P 500 at 337.93, NASDAQ at 432.33, and AMEX at 358.81, posted gains.
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Williams named Bluefield Daily Telegraph circulation director
Mike Williams a 15 year newspaper veteran was named the new director of circulation for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. He has held several prior circulation posts including regional manager at Inter Mountain Elkins and director at Martinsburg. He emphasized a renewed focus on customer service and plans to move to Bluefield with his wife and three children.
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Inter-dealer Quotes From Wheat First Securities At 4 P M
Quotations supplied by Wheat First Securities Inc. show representative inter-dealer quotes as of about 4 p m. Markets change during the day and the figures exclude retail markups, markdowns, or commissions.
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Honor Week focuses on older workers in Virginia
Virginia designates March 11 to 17 as Older Workers Week with the Department for the Aging and 25 local area agencies on aging urging employers to hire and retain older workers. Officials note the workforce is aging, with median age rising toward 40 by 2000, and stress phased retirement and training programs to fit an economy increasingly driven by information technology.
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Coca Cola tests new name Coke II for New Coke
Coca Cola Co plans a Coke II test in one city within months. The formula remains the same. executives deny plans to revert to Coke Classic. Industry observers see a new branding move in the cola wars as the test nears the five year mark of New Coke.
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