Dow slips as yields rise amid mixed Monday trading
Stocks were mixed as the Dow fell 9.24 points to 5687.87 while bond yields climbed to 7.1 percent on the 30 year Treasury. Analysts noted ongoing rate pressure, but some investors remained hopeful about earnings strength and inflation data due later in the week. Westinghouse boosted the Dow by 7/8 as it signaled a potential split of its conglomerate.
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Exxon Wins 250 Million Oil Spill Insurance Verdict
A Houston jury ordered Lloyd’s of London and about 256 underwriters to pay Exxon Corp 250 million dollars to reimburse cleanup costs from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound Alaska. Exxon argued it paid 210 million in premiums and seeks recovery of about 2.5 billion spent on cleanup.
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T-bills rise to highest yields since 1995
Washington AP Treasury auctions priced three month bills at 5.16 percent and six month bills at 5.34 percent, both up from the prior week. The three month rate marked the highest since 5.30 percent on December 11, 1995, and the six month rate the highest since 5.38 percent on October 2, 1995.
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Noland reports May sales up 3.3 percent at $43.8 million
Noland sales for May reach 43.8 million, up 3.3 percent from May 1995. For January through May 1996, total sales amount to 190.5 million. Uni-Marts declares a 3 cent per share dividend payable July 17 to stockholders of record June 26.
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Country Frills Relocates To Downtown Frederick Shop
Country Frills owned by Lance and Leesa King moves from Mount Airy to 148 Market St Frederick opening a crafts shop with 27 local artists. The store offers ceramics, dolls, wood furnishings, gourmet foods, cards and more and operates Tue–Sat 10 am to 6 pm and Sun noon to 5 pm. Call 631-1889. AVEMCO Corp Frederick sells National Assurance Underwriters Inc to a large insurer and creates National Aviation Underwriters with a $2.2 million after tax gain.
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