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Market Closing Prices
Dow: 9469.200195 +194.14
NASDAQ: 1832.250000 +45.31
S&P: 1018.219971 +22.25
AMEX: 1003.710022 +12.90
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Do-not-call list officially takes effect
The national do-not-call list went into effect Wednesday, with government officials
still predicting a large decline in telemarketing calls to millions of registered
phone numbers.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/973883.asp
Stocks return to rally mode
Wall Street rebounded Wednesday as reports of manufacturing and construction spending
growth brought buyers back to the market after nearly a week of losses.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/158521.asp
Big Three report slower Sept. sales
General Motors said Wednesday its U.S. vehicle sales rose 13 percent in September.
Ford, meanwhile, said its sales jumped 5 percent in the same period.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974439.asp
Big Three sweeten incentive deals
Detroit's automakers all sweetened their U.S. sales incentives on Wednesday, offering
more cash rebates and interest-free loan deals to help lure customers into showrooms.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974330.asp
Employers announce fewer job cuts
U.S. employers announced fewer job cuts in September, a potential sign of stability in
an otherwise grim labor market, a report showed on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974498.asp
U.S. manufacturing activity expands
U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in September for the third consecutive month, in
the latest hopeful sign for recovery in that key sector of the economy, a research
group reported Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974364.asp
12 Prudential brokers asked to resign
A dozen employees at Prudential Securities brokerage offices in Boston and the New
York City area were asked to resign amid an internal probe of improper mutual fund
trading, a source said Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974410.asp
J.P. Morgan Chase settles IPO case
The SEC Wednesday said J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Inc. agreed to pay $25 million to
settle a probe of initial public offering (IPO) allocation practices.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974421.asp
Feds sue AEP for price fixing
Federal regulators have sued American Electric Power Co. , one of the nation's largest
gas traders, the first suit in a lengthy probe of manipulation of natural gas prices.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974411.asp
Vivendi, NBC close in on deal
Vivendi Universal and NBC are close to wrapping up their $40 billion entertainment
merger and could announce a final deal by the end of this week, sources close to the
companies said on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/974393.asp
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