Tobacco stock surge follows historic settle ment collapse
Tobacco stocks rebound after tobacco makers declare the historic settlement dead. Wall Street expects Congress to compromise. GE reports Q1 profit up 13 percent with $1.89 billion earnings and 12 percent revenue rise to $22.63 billion. Dow Jones gains 36.6 percent led by TV station and magazine sales.
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Wall Street
Congress
General Electric Co
Dow Jones & Co
Wall Street Journal
IRS offer lets you delay taxes with no penalties
Taxpayers with income under 100000 and no itemized deductions can use the IRS calculation option to gain at least one extra month to pay. File a return by April 15 and have the IRS compute the bill, then pay within 30 days to avoid penalties and interest.
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IRS
Building boom sprouts in city
Lawrence shows a building boom with a first quarter 1998 permit value of 32.02 million dollars up 87 percent from 1997 and near 10 year averages. Residential permits rose as 80 houses and 23 duplexes were issued, while multifamily permits climbed. big projects including Kohl's Sears and Kmart renovations loom.
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Lawrence
Jim Sherman
Sherman
Sauer-Sundstrand Corp
ProSoCo Inc
East Hills Business Park
Kohl's
Sears Roebuck & Co
Kmart
Ford to add side air bags across vehicles by 2001
Ford plans to offer side impact air bags on all models within three years starting with the 1999 Cougar as an option and Lincoln LS as standard next year, aiming for broad availability by 2001. The move follows rising industry trials and ongoing safety debates about the technology.
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New York
Arp
Ford Motor Co
Ford
U.S
Jac Nasser
Acci
Jennifer Flake
John Middlebrook
Chevrolet Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Southwestern Bell and CWA reach tentative three year pact
The Communications Workers of America and Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. announced a tentative three year contract covering about 40,000 workers in Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas and Texas. Ratification by CWA members is still required. Details were not disclosed. The same day CWA also finalized a separate three year agreement with Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell covering about 34,000 workers in California and Nevada.
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St. Louis
Communications Workers of America
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
CWA
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Ben Turn
Pacific Bell
Nevada Bell
California
Nevada
Agricultural market and livestock prices report from Farmers Coop and others
As of Wednesday close Farmer's Cooperative Assn lists wheat at 2.94, soybeans 6.00, milo 3.52, corn 2.25 for South Elevat or. Midkind Elevator quotes wheat 2.97, soybeans 6.05, milo 3.57, corn 2.30, with North Elevator at 3.87. Cattle and hogs data from Congre Cavy Ar Kansas feedlot sales show limited slaughter steer/ heifer activity, mixed bids, and strong feedlot demand. Beef packers paid higher for direct feedlot purchases. detailed steer and heifer quotations span wide weight ranges with prices generally up vs prior. Omaha and New York market quotes cover hogs, cattle, calves, and nonferrous metals with mixed movement and commodity prices.
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Farmer's Cooperative Assn
South Elevator
Milo
Midkind
North Elevator
St. Joseph
St Josep
Omana
Neg
Uspa
Omaha
Amtrak Faces Race Bias Lawsuit By Black Workers And Union
A federal suit filed in Washington charges Amtrak with racial harassment and discrimination, claiming African-American workers are passed over for jobs, training, and promotions while facing harsher discipline. The case seeks relief for about 1,000 current black employees and 4,000 rejected applicants, potentially $100 million in damages.
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Amtrak
Anthony D. Rochon
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Cliff Black
U.S. District Court
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Southwestern Bell
Dodge City Livestock
Karrsas
Omaha Livestock
London
N.Y
Handy & Harman
Tim
Anton
Nations Bank
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