Short Reports

Tue., June 20, 2000

From Staff

A.G. Edwards & Co., one of the country’s largest retail brokerages, said first-quarter earnings surged 27 percent on the strength of commissions, trading income, management fees and interest on margin loans to customers.

Microsoft Corp. has finished work on the successor to the popular Windows 98 home computer operating system and will officially release the product on Sept. 14. The new software, called Windows Millennium Edition, was sent to computer makers on Monday, Microsoft said. A full-install version of the software will cost $209. People running Windows 98 or Windows 95 who wish to upgrade can purchase the software for $109.

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