Growth risks loom for Seattle software firm Windows 98 delay eyed
Company executives caution Wall Street that strong growth may stall next year as costs rise without a big sales driver. Microsoft reports Windows 98, the next version of its operating system, will not be available until the first three months of 1998, with promises of speed, features and user ease ahead of Windows 95.
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Amy Coms settlement ends racial discrimination suit
The Army Corps of Engineers will pay 16 Mississippi River dredge Hurley deckhands 62500 each in a settlement over a race discrimination complaint. Black workers were restricted to seasonal work for 64 years in the Memphis district dredges.
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Senate compromise allows dolphin safe encircling nets for tuna
A Senate deal would permit tuna caught in huge encircling nets under a dolphin safe label if a government study by March 1999 shows no harm to dolphins. If harm is not proven, imports and U S fishing using the nets would resume and tuna could be labeled dolphin safe. The agreement awaits a vote this week.
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Fidelity fund inflows fall but market share up in 1997
Fidelity Investments saw mutual fund inflows drop to 3.7 billion in the first half of 1997 from 15.47 billion a year earlier, with Magellan outflows a major factor. Despite lower inflows, Fidelity’s retail assets rose to 338.8 billion from 295.18 billion, boosting market share little.
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ABC Entertainment Chief Jame Tarses stays at network
In a move clarifying her future, Jame Tarses said she would remain president of ABC Entertainment, committed to her role and to working for Stuart Bloomberg the division's new chairman. She denied negotiating to exit her contract which still has four years remaining. Time Warner agreed to carry Rupert Murdoch's Fox News channel in New York after nearly a year of talks. Mayor Giuliani intervened on Fox's behalf as the city counts 900 Fox staffers in New York and will turn over a cable channel for the programming.
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ABC Entertainment
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Time Warner
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Fox News
New York
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Murdoch
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Fox
Custodial AT&T shares for grandchildren through Trusts
A reader asks how to ensure three AT&T stock certificates set for grandchildren receive their full dividends when transferred at 18. AT&T custodial accounts can hold shares in trust until majority, with options for custodians and reduced probate. Consider tax, cost basis, and future price effects, and consult a wills and estates lawyer before acting.
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Choosing a Financial Planner in a World of Mixers and Scams
A consumer guide to finding a trustworthy financial planner amid a crowded field of brokers and salespeople. It stresses referrals, client references, fee structures, and credentials such as CFP or Chartered status, with tips from professionals and a real client example.
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Consumer Federation of America
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National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
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Summer budget books offer practical money saving tips
A pair of 1990s style money guides highlight budgeting, priority setting, and frugal living. Shelly Branch's Dollar Pinching targets younger readers with practical tips on airline fares and tuition, while The Beardstown Ladies Guide promotes a spending pyramid and priority pyramid to balance costs with big-ticket savings across homes, cars, insurance, taxes, travel, and health care.
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Beardstown Ladies
Hyperion
Beardstown Ladies’ Investment Club
Illinois
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