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The Cincinnati Enquirer
Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000 -- Volume 5, No. 8
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Today's Business
Y2K GLITCH IN CREDIT-CARD BILLS
        Buyers beware: Your credit card might get charged more than once because some merchants failed to update their computer software for the Year 2000.
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        It's a new year, time to get a handle on your finances. What better way to start than The Cincinnati Enquirer's Financial Independence Day?
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Business Headlines for  Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000

Realtors board president: Strong sales in store
        Will Greater Cincinnati's housing market in 2000 be able to sustain its record-breaking sales pace of the past two years?

Repair cost drained Americana
        Even after spending $4 million on plumbing, wiring and structural repairs, the owners of Americana Amusement Park in Butler County could not revive it, industry watchers said Friday.

Microsoft suspends $400 rebate offer in Calif., Oregon
        For a brief, shining moment, Bill Gates was buying hundreds of people in California and Oregon a new TV. Or VCR. Or bread maker.

Norwood center opens in August
        Rookwood Pavilion, an open-air mall being developed by Jeffrey Anderson Real Estate, is to open in August. The Norwood center will be a cross between a traditional enclosed mall and a town square.

TRISTATE BUSINESS SUMMARY
        Fingerhut Cos. Inc. said Friday that it plans to expand its capacity this year but it can't take on all the companies that want to become customers.

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
        Christopher D. Cathey has been named an associate with Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, LLC, law firm.

TRISTATE MARKET SPOTLIGHT
        Shares of Dayton, Ohio-based Rex Stores Corp. fell another $1.68 3/4, or 10.5 percent, on Friday to close at $14.43 3/4 after trading as low as $14.25.

NEWSMAKERS OF THE FUTURE
Want to know the future? Check out this list. We call it “21 to watch” — 21 rising stars in the fields of news, politics, business, arts and entertainment, food and sports for the 21st century.
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BUSINESS YEAR IN REVIEW
As financial times go, the last year of the last century of this millennium is winding down as a prosperous end to an era.
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