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Dow: 9619.419922 -71.04
NASDAQ: 1881.920044 -17.73
S&P: 1033.650024 -8.79
AMEX: 1067.109985 -1.65
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Stock markets retreat
Wall Street retreated Thursday on investor fears about terrorism following two
bombings in Turkey.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/158521.asp
Leading indicators rose 0.4% in Oct.
A closely watched gauge of future economic activity rose 0.4 percent in October,
suggesting continued growth in the coming year.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/996028.asp
Okla. drops charges against Ebbers
Oklahoma has dropped criminal charges against former WorldCom Chief Executive Bernie
Ebbers, a clerk for Judge James Paddleford said Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/996003.asp
SEC charges PBHG fund founders
The SEC Thursday filed a lawsuit against two founders of the PBHG mutual fund,
charging fraud related to improper trading of fund shares.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/996044.asp
Miami police clash with protesters
About 1,000 free trade opponents demonstrated Thursday to protest talks to create a
free trade zone for North and South America.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/995993.asp
30-year mortgage rates plunge
Interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed rate mortgages plunged in the latest week after
key Federal Reserve officials said inflation would not be a major factor for the
economy in the near term.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/913361.asp
China threatens tariffs on U.S. goods
China threatened Thursday to raise import duties on some U.S. products following a
World Trade Organization ruling that Washington's tariffs on steel are illegal.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/996154.asp
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall
Filings for initial U.S. jobless claims fell more steeply than expected last week, a
government reported showed on Thursday, while a more closely watched barometer of job
conditions hit its healthiest level since before the 2001 recession began.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/995970.asp
AT&T sues PayPal, eBay
AT&T Corp. said Thursday it filed a lawsuit against online auction house eBay Inc. and
its PayPal Inc. unit, saying their online payment systems violated its patent on
secure Internet payments.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/996130.asp
SEC chief endorses NYSE reforms
The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is reviewing new governance
changes at the New York Stock Exchange, said Thursday the proposed overhaul creating a
board of independent directors was a "critical first step" toward reform of the ex
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/996001.asp
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