Exports slump as Asian crisis hits US trade deficit
The AP reports America faces a widening current account deficit of 61.3 billion, with exports down 1.2 billion due to shrinking overseas markets. Crude oil price drops mitigate the deficit, while farmers struggle with soybeans corn and wheat demand. AstraZeneca merger to create top drug company worth 37 billion announced in London. Wal-Mart buys 74 Spar stores in Germany, expanding its European presence.
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America
U.S
Commerce Department
Berlin
Wal-Mart
Spar
Europe
Germany
Wertkauf
Disney Quest planned for Philly downtown
The Walt Disney Co plans a high tech entertainment center in downtown Philadelphia near Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and the Convention Center. Opening is targeted for summer 2000 with a five story complex, 20 screen theater, health club, 1200 car garage, 400000 square feet of retail space, and an expected annual attendance near one million. The project anchors a $150 million development. Disney will invest about $90 million, with city tax breaks and infrastructure upgrades planned.
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A&p
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Canada
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Andy Carrano
Philadelphia
Walt Disney Co
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Independence
DisneyQuest
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Market Street East
Orlando
Fla
Convention Center
Independence Hall
Penn’s Landing
Delaware River
Disney Regional Entertainment
Pennsylvania
Fed Beige Book shows mixed U S regional growth in late year
Fed's Beige Book finds no region in outright recession while growth slows in five districts and holds in four others. Consumer spending rises but export related manufacturing weakens. home building and construction rebound aided by low rates, labor markets tight, wages easing.
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New York
Central Bank
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U.S
Early NYSE stocks lead in active list amid mixed results
AP report shows top active NYSE stocks with volumes and price moves. Listings include various names such as AMD, Alstalas, AmOnine, AirTouch, and Amencds with changing closes and percent moves. The data highlight early paces, volumes, highs, lows, closes, and percentage changes across the session.
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New York
NYSE
Omat
Alstalas
Yonang
Fragmentary numeric ledger fills a bustling page
A garbled OCR page shows dense numeric data and scattered letters resembling a financial or inventory ledger. Amid random percentages, codes, and fragment identifiers, readable names or dates are absent, yielding a puzzle-like, unreadable listing rather than a coherent news item.
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