Bell Atlantic strike widens as talks continue nationwide
Workers from Bell Atlantic walk the picket lines on the first business day of a regional strike stretching from Maine to Virginia. Union officials and Bell Atlantic negotiators in New York and Washington work to resolve a three year contract dispute over job security and pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Atlantic
New York
Maine
Virginia
Company
Communications Workers of America
Washington
Steve Marcus
Lower Manhattan
CWA
Boston
Julie Comperchio
IBEW
Baby Bell
BellSouth Corp
States
Washington, D.C
Brazil's coffee boom reshapes farms and prices worldwide
In Minas Gerais, a bumper harvest boosts output by 52 percent to 35.8 million bags, lowering bean prices but boosting Brazil's export revenue. Growers adapt with denser planting, faster fruiting, and irrigation expanding into the frost free cerrado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocos DE Caldas
Brazil
Minas Gerais
Jose Dias de Gouvea
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mitsui
Japan
Parmalat
Italy
Aranha
Coffee Policy Council
International Coffee Organization
Brazilian Coffee Institute
Opening Stocks Early Most Active Gains Mixed
NYSE early prices show mixed gains among active stocks with notable entries including AmEx, Boeing, Coca Cola, Chrysler, DuPont, Dow components, and top performers such as General Electric and Seagate. Prices fluctuate with several issues displaying percent changes and volumes, highlighting broad activity across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NYSE
AES Cp
Albertsr
AmOnines
Amexd
Amin&s
Amsin
HEI Amecos
Anheus Ital
Fichtan
Bancone
BkTokys
SarkAm
BayNink Baling
Local Stocks Quotation From Akin and Walnut Street Firms
Early quotation data supplied by Akin Investment Securities through Walnut Street Securities Inc. AISG NASD SIPC Asset Managers independent of WSS. Includes percentages and codes such as 36 40 6 19 27 SBE N A 52a 4295/4 60 20 28 28% 51%a 70% 22a 378% 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akin Investment Securities
Walnut Street Securities, Inc
NASD
SIPC
AISG
Aseet
WSS
Hills Dept
Invacare Comp
Keycorp Rive Lear
Bancorp Tvq
Lesco Inc
Limited
Mic-Am. Inc
Q Nordson Corp
S Northern Savings
Max
P.N.C. Cam
Parker Hannifin Drive Rpm Inc
Royal Appliance
Sherwin Williams Smuckers/SIMA
Steris
Sunrise Medical
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At&t
GTE Corp
David Frail
Ers
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Marlene Goodwin
Philadelphia
Morton Bahr
Sara Lee
United States
Cafe Do Ponto
U.S
Maxwell House
Oswaldo Aranha Neto
Roberto Irineu Marinho
TV Globo
Jose Barbosa Do Rosario
Coffee Business
Jose Geraldo Rodrigues de
Cerrado
Luis Sergio Paiva Pereira
ConStor
OMA
Ys Deere
Disneys
Enscos
PhiMar
Ronan
Roy
le Seagate
Boye -Bisis
Date Ag
Eae Tevscos
Cendant
Cory
Waltdart
WiscEn
Allied Corporation Allies
American Greetings
Bob Evans Farms
Cedar Fair
Chrysler CoBan
Columbia Energy
Emerson Electric
Fehard
First Energy
FirstMerit
Ford Motor
General Motors
BF Goodrich Guest Supply
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