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Market Closing Prices
Dow: 9801.120117 +14.51
NASDAQ: 1932.209961 -0.48
S&P: 1050.709961 +3.77
AMEX: 1063.329956 +3.14
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Blue-chip stocks edge up
Share prices rose sharply in early trading Friday despite a government report that
consumer spending had weakened in September.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/158521.asp
U.S. Attorney expands Tenet probe
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles has expanded its probe into Tenet Healthcare
Corp. to include documents related to coronary procedures and billing practices at
three Los Angeles-area hospitals, the company said Friday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987443.asp
Strong will reimburse fund investors
Strong Financial Corp. will reimburse mutual fund investors for any losses they
incurred as a result of its chairman's trading, the company announced Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987413.asp
Teva Pharmaceuticals to buy Sicor
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on Friday said it would acquire Sicor Inc. for
$3.4 billion in cash and stock, aiming to expand its reach in injectable generic drugs.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987533.asp
Consumer confidence rose in Oct.
U.S. consumer confidence improved in October, market sources said on Friday, bolstered
by stronger economic data and some tantalizing signs of job growth.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987467.asp
Wal-Mart no stranger to illegal work
The first clue came when police investigating a burglary in the eastern Pennsylvania
town of Honesdale picked up a young Russian immigrant who worked nights cleaning
floors at the local Wal-Mart.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987465.asp
Consumer spending slips
Consumers kept a tighter grip on their wallets in September, trimming spending by 0.3
percent after a summertime shopping spree that drove a third quarter of strong
economic growth.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987426.asp
Spitzer to tell Congress about probes
Eliot Spitzer is taking his crusade against the mutual fund industry to Washington.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987409.asp
Microsoft seeks deal with Google
Microsoft Corp. approached Google within the last two months to discuss a partnership
or even a merger, The New York Times said Friday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/987407.asp
U.S. economy surges in third quarter
The economy grew at a scorching 7.2 percent annual rate in the third quarter in the
strongest pace in nearly two decades.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/986926.asp
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