2006-11
03 23:12:28Dow ends down 33 amid jump in oil prices
NEW YORK (AFX) - Wall Street ended the week with a moderate decline Friday after oil prices jumped on word of possible attacks in Nigeria near production facilities. The rise in crude prices sapped enthusiasm over a Labor Department report that the nation's unemployment rate fell to a five-year low.
2006-11
03 23:09:21Westar Energy 3Q Profit Up 6.6 Percent
TOPEKA, Kan. (AFX) - Westar Energy Inc., the largest electric utility in Kansas, said Friday its third-quarter profit rose 6.6 percent on higher retail sales, proceeds from corporate life insurance and lower tax rates. For more information and to contact AFX: www.afxnews.com and www.afxpress.com