ELLISVILLE — Jones County Junior College’s Business Department, Leaf River Cellulose, and Coca-Cola, are inviting high school students to participate in a business competition which could lead to a JCJC scholarship.
On Wednesday, April 14 students will take an objective test which covers general business, computer concepts, and current events. The JCJC Business competition will be held in the Stringer-Huff Business Center, Room 123, with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. and lunch after the exam. Students will need to bring calculators and pencils for the test. The deadline to register is April 9.
The student achieving the highest score on the exam will receive a full tuition scholarship for one semester. The student receiving the next highest score will receive a one-half tuition scholarship for one semester.
For more information, call David Ray at 601-477-4071 or Dusty Holifield at 601-477-4069.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market managed to steady itself after hearing Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's plans to dismantle the central bank's supports for the economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average closed with a loss of 20 points Wednesday after falling nearly 100 in early trading.
Treasury prices fell as demand for safe havens eased.
Bernanke revealed the Fed's thinking on how to wean the market from emergency measures put in place to keep the economy afloat. He said the Fed will likely start tightening credit by boosting the interest rate it pays banks on deposits with the central bank.
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