Business Summary

Headlines

• Dow Jones Posts 2nd Biggest Gain Ever
• Norfolk, CSX Raise Bids For Conrail
• States Sue Contact Lens Makers
• Buyer of GM Plants Sees Staff Cuts
• FCC Plan to Cut Overseas Calling Costs
• Ferber Draws 33-Month Prison Sentence
• Four States Oppose Prudential Settlement
• James Hoffa Calls For Teamsters Vote Probe
• Royal Caribbean Cruises Indicted For Dumping
• Discount Travel Agent Scam Busted

Earlier Stories

• Batteries Are Hottest Christmas Item
• Ford, Chrysler Seen Avoiding Profit Warning
• Caliber System to Cut 1,500 Viking Jobs
• Oil Prices Rise Further, Grains Rally
• Rhone-Poulenc, Merck Announce Deal
• CSX Ups Conrail Bid By $870 Million
• TV Industry Unveils Ratings System
• Dollar Higher After US Trade Gap Shrinks
• Trade Gap Shrinks in Oct., But Not With Japan
• Boeing Boosts 737 Production
• Nike Stock Jumps on Strong Earnings
• Rhone-Poulenc, Merck Join Forces
• TV Industry Unveils Program Ratings System
• GM's Earnings to be Hurt by Marketing Costs
• Jobless Claims Inch Higher in Latest Week
• U.S. October Trade Gap Narrows; Japan Deficit Up
• Automakers Agree to Step Up Airbag Research
• New SEC Rule Eases Offering Restrictions
• Credit Card Delinquencies Slow in 3rd Quarter
• Ad Study Sees Growing Importance of Internet
• Software Piracy Cost $13 Billion in 1995
• Judge Rules Against Encryption Export Laws
• FBI Investigating Web Outage at WebCom
• Texaco Releases Diversity Plan, Boycott Ends
• FAA Rejects ValuJet's Planned Expansion