General News

August 6, 1999 NEW YORK (AP) – Treasury bond prices were lower at midday. The price of the Treasury's main 30-year bond was down 1 7/32 point, or $12.18 3/4 per $1,000 in face value, around midday, while its yield...

August 6, 1999Durham, Raleigh may get IMAX theaters The Winston Salem-Journal, August 6RALEIGH, N.C. – The Triangle could soon be home to two IMAX theaters. An IMAX Corp. official said Monday that the company has signed a deal to bring...

August 6, 1999 JEANNINE AVERSA Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's unemployment rate remained frozen in July at 4.3 percent, near a three-decade low, as manufacturing gained jobs for only the second time since early last year. And,...

August 6, 1999Cenit goes dot.comThe Virginian-Pilot, August 6NORFOLK, Va. – CENIT Bancorp Inc. has seen the future of finance and believes a big piece of it is online. The parent of thrift CENIT Bank plans to move in the dot-com...

August 6, 1999 MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Center Trust Inc.(NYSE: CTA), reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $14.1 million or 37 cents/share compared to $11.7 million or 34 cents/share for the same period last...

August 6, 1999 WASHINGTON – CarrAmerica Realty Corp. (NYSE: CRE) said funds from operations for the second-quarter ended June 30 was $51.9 million or 70 cents/share on a diluted basis compared to $51.2 million or 65 cents/share for the same...

August 6, 1999 SEATTLE – Shurgard Storage Centers Inc. (NYSE:SHU) reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $19.7 million or 68 cents/share, compared to $17.7 million or 62 cents/share for the same period last year.Net...

August 6, 1999DENVER – Finova Realty Capital (NYSE:FNV) has started accepting commercial mortgage loan applications on the internet, via CyberLoan, a network developed by FinancingSources.com of Denver.CyberLoan essentially matches loan applications with the underwriting criteria of lenders of its network...

August 6, 1999 PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – American Real Estate Investment Corporation (Amex: REA) reported funds from operations for the second quarter ended June 30 of $7.3 million or 45 cents/share, compared to $3.4 million or 32 cents/share for the...

August 6, 1999 DENVER – FinancingSources.com, which developed the CyberLoan system that matches borrowers with potential lenders of commercial mortgages, said it is considering being acquired.The firm, which is privately owned, said it received two offers that it is currently...