Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit new highs on rally day
The Nasdaq composite rose 51.89 to 2138.03 and the S&P 500 gained 14.81 to 1202.84 as tech stocks led a broad market rally. The Dow climbed as much as 175 points, finishing up 85.22 at 8988.85 amid impeachment news and Iraq headlines. IBM United Technologies among gainers. Yahoo! Amazon.com Onsale jumped. Amgen rose after a licensing win over Johnson & Johnson.
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New York
Clinton
Standard & Poor
House
Iraq
Buzz Hussey
Daii Rauscher Wessels
Dallas
Senate
Hussey
Dow
IBM
United Technologies
Internet
Barron’s
Yahoo
Amazon.com
Onsale
Amgen
Johnson & Johnson
Online bookselling still a niche despite hype and growth
Internet sales remain one seventh of catalog sales as investors flood into web stocks. Amazon.com soars to a potential $15 billion value while first-time online buyers surge. AOL reports higher holiday traffic and Toys and apparel top purchases. Retailers from Gap to Best Buy push online offerings as a long term strategic move to capture customers.
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Amazon.com
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Forrester
James McQuivey
Microsoft
Gap
Baby Gap
Gap Kids
Best Buy
Dan Peterson
Internet Commerce
Bloomingdale's
Weill
Omaha S&L eyes 6th St expansion and growth plan
Commercial Federal, now the fourth largest in Colorado and top three in Iowa and Nebraska, pursues rapid expansion by acquiring Liberty Financial Corp, Mid Continent Bancshares, Perpetual Midwest Financial, AmerUs Bank, and First Federal Bank of Colorado. CEO William Fitzgerald aims to enter the top three or four in all operating states.
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Liberty Financial Corp
West Des Moines
Iowa
Mid Continent Bancshares
el Dorado
Perpetual Midwest Financial Inc
Cedar Rapids
AmerUs Bank
Des Moines
First Federal Bank of Colorado
Lakewood
Colo
Commercial Federal
Colorado
Nebraska
William A. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Omaha World-Herald
Ferrer
Lawrence
Railroad Savings Bank of
Wichita
Market and livestock prices and notes from Omaha and surrounding areas
Monday market report lists elevator prices for wheat soybeans milo and corn from Farmer's Cooperative and Midland Elevator plus North Elevator figures. Livestock quotes include Dodge City and Omaha markets with cattle steer and heifer bids, slaughter figures, hog prices, and notes on market movement. Also notes USDA loan payments and the closure of the Omaha Market News office with a New York metal price snapshot.
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Farmer's Cooperative Assn
South Elevator
Milo
Midland Elevator
North Elevator
USDA
Dodge City
Kamsas
Omanta
New
Usps
Omaha
Journal- World
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Omaha S&l Eyes
Richard Brack
Rod Mohr
St. Joseph
Josern, Mo
Jean Same
Omaha Livestock
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N.Y
Handy & Harman
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