Subject: Economic News (ECO)
Interest rate rises in 30-year Treasury bond auction
August 12, 1999WASHINGTON (AP) – Yields on 30-year Treasury bonds rose in today's auction to the highest level in nearly two years. The yield was 6.144 percent, up from 5.298 percent at the last auction on Feb. 11. It was ...
Mid-Atlantic Regional Digest
August 11, 1999Plan to build library branch at Balch Institute popularThe Philadelphia Inquirer, August 11 PHILADELPHIA – An historical neighborhood located between Old City and Society Hill is getting a new resident, much to the delight of the community. A ...
Treasury Bond Prices Down at Midday
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 ...
Jobless Rate Steady at 4.3 Percent
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, ...
City Real Estate Taxes Withheld
August 4, 1999Delaware, Ohio(AP)- With Columbus City Council wavering on its commitment to a tax-increment plan for the Polaris area, Delaware County Auditor David Yost has stopped sending the city real estate taxes generated by the plan. He's sitting on ...
Bonds Fall Sharply on Rising Wage Costs
July 29, 1999NEW YORK (AP)– Bond prices fell sharply this morning as a government report signaled that wages are rising faster than expected, heightening inflation jitters and setting the stage for a possible increase in interest rates. Yields on 30-year ...
Greenspan Suggests Delaying Tax Cut
July 28, 1999 By Alice Ann LoveAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that Congress "probably would be better off" delaying a tax cut. He noted the uncertainty of projecting future government surpluses, which ...
Area Layoffs Result from Kaiser Explosion
July 27, 1999 GRAMERCY, La. (AP) – About 80 permanent workers will be laid off as a result of a series of explosions July 5 at the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. plant here. Kaiser said on Monday that it ...
Unifi Ends Production at Archdale Plant
July 27, 1999 ARCHDALE, N.C. (AP) – Unifi Inc. will shut down its covered-yarn facility here, a move that will affect 236 production and management jobs, company officials said. Archdale officials said Monday the closing of the 122,573-square-foot facility could ...
Austin Rents Are Up
July 26, 1999 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – When Shelly Davis moved to Austin last year, the reality of finding a one-bedroom apartment hit hard. "One bedroom is totally out of the question," said Davis, a doctoral student in marine biology ...
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