Markets dip as investors take profits amid Wrigley bid
New York stocks fell Monday as investors sold to lock in gains despite lower oil prices and notable mergers such as Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.’s $1.5 billion bid for Kraft brands. Dow slid 6.51 to 10532.50, S&P 500 down 8.56, Nasdaq off 3.46, with mixed broader indices and local grain quotes from Overbrook Co-op and Franklin County USDA prices.
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Holiday Ad Briefs and Local Offers
A collage of party bookings, gift ideas, and business ads includes AB Mulligan's Eatery at 3068 Main, Butler's Florist with Thanksgiving and Christmas items, Didide Office Supply at 3346 Main, and Ottawa Chiropractic closing for a conference November 18 to 22. Also promotes Pampered Chef open house at 1639 Chestnut with prizes and a door prize.
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AP photographer escapes Fallujah amid siege and river crossing
AP photographer Bilal Hussein stayed in Fallujah to document the siege. After his family evacuated, he fled across the Euphrates by boat but turned back from crossing when helicopters fired. He hid with locals for days, burying a dead man and finally reaching Baghdad safe at AP offices.
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Israel weighs Gaza withdrawal with Palestinian crackdown
Israel signaled a reassessment of Palestinian relations after Arafat’s death and said it could coordinate a Gaza troop pullout and the removal of 8800 settlers if the Palestinian Authority curbs militancy, while Palestinians urged unconditional resumption of U S backed peace talks. In Ivory Coast, Africa backed a U N arms embargo amid a violent exodus, and at U S land crossings near Laredo and Douglas new border security tech with biometrics began tests to ready for wider rollout.
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