Bargain hunters push markets higher on Wall Street
New York stocks rebounded after late losses as investors weighed earnings from Ciena Dell Computer and Hewlett Packard. The Dow rose 46.6 to 10,392 while the Nasdaq gained 11.43 to 1930.32 and the S&P 500 edged up to 1181.66.
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Annual procurement fair scheduled Sept 10 at Holiday Inn
The Women’s Business Institute sponsors its second annual procurement fair from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Sept 10 at the Holiday Inn. Workshops and registration fees apply for businesses seeking government or private sector contracting, with a keynote by Dr. Bartlett and a 3 p.m. reception.
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Pep Boys Reports Strong Quarter Earnings Rise
Pep Boys announced a significant rise in earnings for the 13 weeks ending Aug 4 with net earnings of 125 million or 24 cents per share versus 43 million or 9 cents last year. Six month sales totaled 11 billion, down 10 percent from last year, with net earnings of 21.6 million or 42 cents per share compared with 10.8 million or 21 cents previous year.
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Energy efficient item sales lift HD earnings
Home Depot reports stronger earnings on energy efficient product sales boosting quarterly results. The company posted $14.6 billion in sales, up 16 percent from the same quarter a year ago, with six months profits at $1.5 billion or 66 cents a share, versus $1.46 billion or 62 cents a share.
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Tiny's Tiny Restaurant Opens Downtown
Dennis Crum, known as Tiny, opens Tiny's Tiny Restaurant at the northeast corner of Thud and Swords in downtown. The menu features scratch-made items including steamed ham burgers, half smokes with house sauce, kielbasa with peppers and onions, and fries pan-fried without grease. Seating for 28 is available Monday through Friday with limited weekend hours.
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Fastsigns Opens New Frederick Store on West Patrick St
Fastsigns inaugurates its latest outlet at 1100 W Patrick St Frederick highlighting computer based design for customized signs and rapid turnaround. Owners Wayne and Alayna Allen emphasize full service sign and graphic solutions for the business community with vinyl colors substrates and logos for over 2200 companies.
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Fox Realty expands with new division and subdivisions
Business scene reports Fox Realty expanding with a new commercial and residential sales division and subdivision development led by Fox Joe bee Frederick. Raymond James Financial Services Frederick office branch manager Herb Wolf Ill attended a company education conference for financial advisors from Maryland to Pennsylvania.
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