Southwestern Bell upgrades Missouri rural service plan
Southwestern Bell begins a 180 million dollar program to upgrade Missouri rural service and boost profits in regulator approved deal including an 82 million dollar annual rate cut and a flexible regulatory system. Kansas sees a 160 million dollar investment over five years for network modernization with 100 locations receiving computerized switching equipment to ease routing. full deployment by end of 1992.
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Stocks of local interest slide as retail data spurs rate fears
Wall Street trading mixed with the Dow down 3.82 to 2615.32 by noon. Decliners lead 7 to 4 as 482 stocks rise, 840 fall, and 500 hold steady on the NYSE amid a 1.6 percent January gain in retail sales driven by auto incentives. IBM gains while GE and Chrysler fall. Gulfstream deal valued at 825 million cited. Regional quotes list grains and hogs with varying prices.
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Banks urged to tighten oversight of real estate loans
Washington AP report says regulators fault banks with growing four loan portfolios for neglecting basic lending standards, weak borrower equity, unreliable appraisals, and poor monitoring of troubled projects. Clarke cites 4200 national banks facing deficiencies and urges immediate corrective action.
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Drexel Burnham weighs Chapter 11 amid liquidity collapse
The Drexel Burnham Lambert Group Inc parent considers Chapter 11 as a severe liquidity shortfall triggers about 100 million dollars in loan defaults. Officials say a board meeting will decide, while the broker and its government securities unit pursue orderly liquidation and seek outside help to calm unsettled, high yield markets.
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Dollar slides against yen as elections loom in Tokyo
The dollar fell to 144.48 yen, down 0.24 from 144.72, in a narrow range after opening at 144.53. Markets closed Monday for a holiday, while the Nikkei shed 181.11 points to 37,107.03 as investors waited five days before Japan's lower house elections.
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