Mr. Pope worked in accounting at Pet Milk in Greenville. He was a Mason and was active in the Jaycees. He took a position in St. Louis, MO, with Pott
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United Technologies Corp. struck a deal to acquire military contractor Raytheon Co. , continuing the sprawling industrial conglomerate’s transformation into a company focused on aerospace and defense. The proposed deal intensifies the consolidation in the …
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Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling almost 200,000 pounds of chicken fritters that may be contaminated with materials, including hard plastic, some of which was distributed to schools. Three consumers at schools have complained about finding material in the …
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The American economy is showing signs of cooling, and Wall Street is counting on Jerome H. Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, to come to the rescue. The big question facing the Fed is when, not whether, to act, as far as investors are concerned.
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Pop goes the weasel. How quickly things can change in the oil market. In less than two months, the oil outlook has swung from strongly bullish to decidedly bearish. Only six weeks ago, a cross-section of analysts had forecast oil prices to remain buoyant for …
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