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NASDAQ: 1,941.64 -29.10
S&P: 1,047.11 -6.10
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Stocks slide on profit-taking
Wall Street pulled back Monday, as investors decided to cash in recent gains despite
upbeat news on IBM Corp. and Intel Corp.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/158521.asp
Analysts raise '04 growth forecasts
Scrambling to keep up with surprisingly strong economic news, private forecasters have
boosted projections of U.S. economic growth, a closely watched newsletter said Monday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991476.asp
WTO rules against U.S. steel duties
U.S. duties on imported steel introduced last year are illegal under international
trade rules, a World Trade Organization appeals panel ruled Monday, trade officials
said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991475.asp
Spitzer set to charge mutual funds
Eliot Spitzer, New York attorney general, will step up his reform of mutual fund
trading by filing several civil and criminal charges against fund companies.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991488.asp
Wal-Mart gas plans fuel controversy
As Wal-Mart continues to increase its gasoline sales, prices could be headed lower,
but some of its competitors worry that the retailer may not be playing fair. -- By
CNBC's Garrett Glaser
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991566.asp
High court enters high-tech dispute
The Supreme Court stepped into a dispute between two high-tech competitors on Monday,
agreeing to clarify when U.S. companies can be ordered to release confidential records
to foreign regulators.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991547.asp
Microsoft seeks EU antitrust deal
"Microsoft remains committed to finding a constructive resolution to the case that
addresses any concerns of the Commission while preserving the company's ability to
innovate and to improve its products," the company said.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991644.asp
Fund scandal fallout enters new week
Alliance Capital Management forced two top officials out of the company Monday as
fallout related to the ongoing mutual fund scandals entered a new week.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991527.asp
Boeing's board set to OK 7E7 plans
Boeing Co. said Monday it was highly probable its board would give approval to begin
marketing the planned 7E7 passenger jet, its first all-new commercial designer plane
in more than a decade.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/991524.asp
To be or not to be a fund investor
As firms tainted by the widening mutual-funds scandal see substantial amounts of money
yanked from their portfolios, few financial advisers are telling clients to take their
money and run. -- By Roland Jones
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/990047.asp
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