Economist backs small firms with optimism and growth
Conshohocken Pa economist William C Dunkelberg chief economist NFIB told 40 small business owners that the economy supports expansion with record capital spending and 3.6 million new jobs last year. Inflation is in check and borrowing remains accessible despite higher rates, though labor shortages restrain hiring. He cautioned about regulation and noted small businesses provide 60 percent of private sector employment and half the output.
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Conshohocken, Pa
Theational Federation of Independent Business
William C. Dunkelberg
Conshohocken
Dunkelberg
U.S. Reaffirms Oil Suspension Over North Korea Reactor Row
The State Department said oil deliveries to North Korea will stay suspended until a dispute over light water reactors is resolved. Secretary of State Christopher tied civilian fuel aid to reactor assurances, while Washington seeks a mechanism to trace oil use amid ongoing talks in Kuala Lumpur with Pyongyang.
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Washington
State Department
U.S
North Korea
Warren Christopher
Congress
Christopher
Nicholas Burns
United States
Thomas Hubbard
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Hubbard
South Korea
Clinton
Pizza Hut moves HQ from Wichita to Dallas shocks city leaders
Wichita leaders call Pizza Hut Inc. moving its headquarters to Dallas a major loss. About 300 executives and staff will relocate by midsummer, reducing high level jobs and eroding a source of local pride. Mayor Knight and others cite recruitment weaknesses as a challenge for Wichita’s future.
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Wichita, Kan
Pizza Hut Inc
Dallas
Wichita
Pizza Giant
Nancy Kassebaum
R-Kan
Allan Huston
Pizza Hut
Bob Knight
Phu
Fran Jabara
Center For Entrepreneurship
Wichita State Savana
Obs
Fire burns off oil spill in Russian Arctic tundra
A fire set to burn oil from a large spill near Usinsk in Komi region raged for hours, blackening about 25 acres of tundra. Komineft planned burning at two sites to prevent reservoir contamination, while AEC/Hartec said it was not involved. World Bank funds cleanup, estimates reach 30 million gallons.
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Moscow
Russian
Arctic
Usinsk
Komi
AEC/Hartec JV
Sam Sacco
Komineft
The
World Bank
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Pilots from four carriers meet at APA HQ in Dallas
American Airlines pilots union hosts peers from Continental Southwest Asia United Parcel Service at Arlington Texas meeting to discuss joint lobbying and safety issues. They aim to boost influence over aviation laws without pursuing merger talks.
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Dallas
American Airlines’ Pilots Union
Arlington, Texas
Allied Pilots Association
Fort Worth
Livestock Roundup Across Panhandle and Plains Markets
In the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma feedlots, trade is at a standstill with no test slaughter steers or heifers and no reported sales after a weekly shipment of 75,800 head. Net weights and a 4 percent shrink set prices. Across National Stockyards in Illinois and Omaha, hogs and cattle show mixed moves with some price gains and declines as receipts compare to prior periods. San Antonio Livestock is listed but details are incomplete.
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Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Panhandle
West Texas Intermediate and Alaska North Slope Notes
Market report notes WTI and Alaska North Slope crude benchmarks showing price movements and supply influences. Traders weigh refinery demand, seasonal production, and geopolitical factors shaping near term futures for both benchmarks.
Gas futures dip then trim loss on New York stage
Gasoline futures fell early on the New York Mercantile Exchange before recovering to a slight loss. June unleaded gasoline settled at 66.34 cents per gallon, down 0.16. crude oil largely quiet with June light, sweet crude at 20.06 dollars per barrel. home heating oil at 51.01 cents. natural gas at 1.741 dollars per 1,000 cubic feet.
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NEW York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Nymex
Commodities Market Snapshot Hits Multiple Exchanges
A crowded commodities page shows futures quotes for sugar coffee corn and wheat with open high low settle and changes plus May through Dec contracts. Reports include CBT CME CSCE and NYM abbreviations and notes on open interests and sales across several grains and produce markets.
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CBT
Chicago Board of Trade
CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CSCE
New York Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange
CIN
New York Cotton Exchange
NYM
New York Mercantle Exchange
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Pechora River
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Kolva
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Wm. J. Castello
Kara Sea
Texas
West Texas
Baker-Hughes
Debra Simpson
AEC/Hartek
Sacco
APA
James Lovich
Gregg Overman
Wec
Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Delta
United
TWA
Usair
National Stockyards
Ill
Omaha Livestock
Omaha
Neb
USDA
SAN Antonio Livestock
West Texas Intermediate
North Slope
Saudi Arabian
North Sea
Brent
Oil Buyer's
Dec
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High Plains Grain
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Springfield
Central Lme
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Minnesota
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