Lee Enterprises completes acquisition of 17 newspapers
Lee Enterprises announces the purchase of 16 Howard Publications daily papers plus a half stake in another Madison Wis outlet, boosting daily circulation by over 75 percent to 1.1 million across 45 papers in 18 states. The Howard deal values at 694 million with 435 million cash.
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Davenport
Iowa
Lee Enterprises Inc
Howard Publications
Lee
Madison
Wis
Howard
Carlisle
The
Leader
N.Y
the Citizen
Auburn
Journal Gazette
Mattoon
Ill
Times-Courier
Charleston
Ledger- Independent
Maysville
Central Wisconsin Newspapers Inc
Madison Newspapers Inc
Daily Citizen
Beaver Dam
Wisconsin
Lee Enterprises
Associated
New York Stock Exchange
Lee.net
Stock prices and closing figures for multiple firms
The list shows closing stock prices for companies including Verizon Communications Viacom CBS Wells Fargo WAMarts Wells Fargo Wyeth Xerox and others. Short figures indicate day ranges and price changes with volumes and net movements across several tickers.
Tech rebounds as Middle East tensions rattle markets
Stocks opened lower on Israel Palestine tensions as Ariel Sharon declared war, but tech shares led an afternoon recovery. The Dow fell 41.24 to 10,362.70 while the Nasdaq rose 17.27 to 1,862.62 and the S P 500 edged down to 1,146.54 aided by stronger ISM PMI data at 55.6 in March.
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New York
Middle East
Tech
Standard & Poor
Israel
Ariel Sharon
Yasser Arafat
Charles Pradilla
SG Cowen Securities
Larry Rice
Fahnestock & Co
Institute For Supply Management
National Association of Purchasing Management
Market Summary Dow Closes Higher After Mixed Trading
Dow Jones rises 41.24 to 10,362.70 as the day ends. S&P 500 sits at 1146.54 with a fractional gain, Nasdaq at 1862.62 up 17.27. NYSE volume shows 1.04 billion during regular session and 7.53 million after hours, for a consolidated total of 1.31 billion.
Grain futures dip as soybeans slip on oversold view
Chicago soybeans eased on Monday as buyers paused after a January surge and a weak export outlook. Wheat rose amid worsening crop conditions while corn and oats edged up slightly, with May soybean prices quoted at about 4.75 per bushel.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois Direct Hogs Prices At Stockyards Springfield
Illinois direct hogs show steady tone with lighter demand for lights. 1 300-400 lb pigs bring 24.00-26.00, 400-500 lb 25.00-27.00, few at 29.00, 500-600 lb 29.00-31.00, few 26.00, some over 600 lb 29.00-32.00. Boars under 300 lb 20.00-24.00, over 300 lb 12.00-15.00. AP-CS-04-01-02 1205EST.
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IBM
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Kroger
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HomeDp Honwilind JS
Springfield
Illinois
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Mary Junck
Junck
North County Times
Oceanside
Escondido
Calif
the Times
Munster
Ind
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City
Hagadone Corp
Waterloo Courier
Waterloo
the Post-Star
Glens Falls
Casper Star-Tribune
Casper
Wyo
the Times-News
Twin Falls
Idaho
the Daily News
Longview
Wash
the Times and Democrats
Orangeburg
S.C
the Journal-Standard
Freeport, Ill
the Sentinel
Alcoa Inc
Clear Channel
Lee Ent
Proxim Inc
Ameren
Coke
Lowes
Qualcomm
Ryerson Tull
Apple Conag May Dept. Stores
Applied Materials
CVS Corp
Maytag
Archer
Devon
McDonald
Solutia Avaya Financial
Dillard's
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Microsoft
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Canadian Nat'l Rail
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Kerr McGee
Phillip Morris
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Murphysboro
Walnut St
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Vergennes
Hack Ave
Southern Illinois
Thesouthern
Dina
Noisa
Barr
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