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...Jones industrial average continued its charge upward Tuesday, closing with its 67th record of the year. The Dow rose 37.93 to reach 5,177.45. The New York Stock Exchange composite index also closed at a record high for the second consecutive day, finishing at 329.79, up 2.19. Trading was heavy with 434.00 million shares exchanged. The Standard & Poor's 500 stocks also had another record closing, up 4.00 to 617.68. The American Stock Exchange market value index gained 1.08 to 539.41. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index lost 3.49 to end the day at 1,066.30. In London, gold closed...
What separates the new over-the-counter medications from the old solutions? Antacids, which consist largely of chemical compounds called bases, neutralize the wayward acid, but as acid continues to migrate upward from the stomach, heartburn can return in only a few hours. Acid blockers like Pepcid and Tagamet, on the other hand, go to the root of the problem by suppressing the production of acid in cells lining the interior of the stomach without interfering with normal digestion. These cells normally produce acid when a form of histamine called H2 "docks" with receptors in the cell walls, much like...
...Judging by the number of calls we got from student groups who just couldn't make the deadline, we are definitely expecting 170 applications or upward this term," he said...
...Travolta's apparent indifference to the upward and downward lurches of his career that draws him the nervous attention he has trouble comprehending. People in the movie business like to pretend they inhabit a rational universe, one where you can determine a star's course through a series of well-plotted career moves. Strolling equably through a universe he implicitly defines as chaotic, playing what amounts to a real-life Chili Palmer--mannerly, sweet-spirited, yet utterly confident of his own strength--Travolta calls all their operating assumptions into question. And deepens his own mystery...
Positive corporate earnings trends boosted the Dow Jones Industrial average strongly upward Friday. At 2 p.m., the Dow was up 40.43 points to 4,805.34. If this levels holds, the Dow would set a new record. On the New York Stock Exchange, the composite index gained 1.94 to 314.31. On the Big Board, advancers led decliners 1,494 to 751, with 743 unchanged. Volume was 258.73 million shares traded. The Nasdaq composite had risen 5.83 to 1,021.46. The Standard and Poor's 500 stocks were up 3.39 to 586.49. The American Stock Exchange market value index gained...