Ameritech offers Privacy Manager to curb telemarketing calls
Chicago report notes Ameritech launches a first of its kind service to screen telemarketers via Caller ID while asking callers to identify themselves after a beep. The $3.95 monthly add‑on, plus Caller ID, blocks about seven of ten unknown callers, with limited inconveniences for blocked or pay phone numbers.
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Wall Street Tumbling As Third Quarter Earnings Worries Grow
New York markets showed broad swings with declines in the Dow Jones and blue chips as investors priced in tentative third quarter earnings. Advancers beat decliners 4 to 3 while tech led a late rebound, and volume was moderate on a trading day overlapping the Jewish New Year observance. Several high-profile firms warned of weaker Q3 results amid global economic turbulence.
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Dividend Stock Values From Market Ledger
A dense list of dividend stock values shows last prices and changes for firms including Texaco TexUtih Timken Toro Travelis TriContl Tuboscope Tyson UsWest USXMar USXUSS UniSrcEn Unifi UnIMVS UnionPac Unisys US inds UtiliCo VFCps ViadCo WPS Res Wachovia WalMart WarnLms WashGs WasteMint WatsnPhs Wellmn Wendys Wrigley Xerox Yorkin Zenecas and others with varied price movements and percent changes across listings. The array notes numerous tickers and percentage shifts illustrating a snapshot of market activity and dividend-oriented stock values.
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Budget surplus in 29 years virtually assured
Washington AP reports that with one month left in fiscal 1998 the first federal budget surplus in 29 years appears virtually assured. August deficit dropped 68 percent year over year to 11.2 billion, placing 11 months of the year at a 31.8 billion surplus and signaling a likely full year surplus well above prior forecasts.
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Gasoline prices hit 64-year low in AAA survey
The AAA survey shows self-serve regular unleaded at 1.057 per gallon this month, the lowest since March 1992, with regional spreads from 97.4 cents in the Southeast to 1.211 in the West. Mid-grade and premium prices also fell from August levels and year-ago figures. The Oil Price Information Service conducted the survey.
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