Telephone strike looms as Bell Atlantic talks stall
AP reports Bell Atlantic and the Communications Workers of America face a midnight Saturday deadline with a possible statewide disruption to operator service directory assistance and repairs if no agreement is reached. Managers would cover posts, sparking quality concerns and a boycott drive against Bell Atlantic using AT&T.
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Local business software user groups share insights
Keller Bruner Co. updates its software user group schedule for local businesses. Meetings run 8 15 to 9 30 a m, free and open to current and prospective users to discuss hardware software programs. Attendees like Betty Hoyle Donna Wilson praise the sessions for practical tips and better package selection. Registration is free but seating is limited. call 663 3600 for a new schedule.
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Mercantile Bankshares Q2 1995 Income Up From 1994
Mercantile Bankshares Corp reporting Fredericktown Bank & Trust affiliate posted net income of 261 million dollars or 55 cents per share for Q2 1995, up from 219 million dollars or 46 cents per share in Q2 1994. For the first six months of 1995, net income was 50.3 million dollars or 1.05 per share vs 43.8 million dollars or 91 cents in 1994.
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Interest rate uncertainty stalls market hurdles mixed jobs data
Blue-chip stocks edged higher at open then fell as a Labor Department report showed unemployment at 5.7 percent and payrolls up 55,000, with manufacturing down 85,000. Investors debated Fed easing while wage gains suggested inflation risks. Dow fell 17.96 to 4683.46 as Disney and Capital Cities slid on acquisition scrutiny and Union Pacific rose on a railroad deal.
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Maryland S&Ls show improvements despite high loan losses
Maryland thrifts in early 1995 still carry delinquent and nonperforming loans but display clear improvement over 1994. Sheshunoff data place Maryland among 10 worst for net charge-offs in Q1 1995 yet analysts see rising confidence and ongoing reductions in bad loans, with industry leaders noting a four to five year downward trend as the economy grows.
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Fulton Financial reports Q2 1995 earnings rise
Fulton Financial Corp of Lancaster Pennsylvania reports net income of 11 million dollars for the second quarter of 1995, or 40 cents a share, up from 9.5 million dollars or 35 cents per share for the same period a year earlier.
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Farm market reports glimpse Chicago wheat soybeans prices
Chicago Board of Trade futures show mixed activity across wheat and soybeans with monthly contracts for Sep Dec Mar and May trading near 44 to 63 dollars per bushel ranges. Livestock prices from Hagerstown and Frederick listings detail butchers cows bulls steers and veal calves with wide spreads across weights and conditions, while Westminster hay and straw sales note alfalfa timothy mixed grass and straw prices.
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