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Market Closing Prices
Dow: 10008.160156 +86.30
NASDAQ: 1942.319946 +37.67
S&P: 1071.209961 +12.16
AMEX: 1120.489990 +8.10
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Blue chips close above 10,000 mark
Blue-chip stocks closed above the 10,000 point mark Thursday as investors were
impressed with a government report showing better-than-expected growth in November
retail sales.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/158521.asp
Retail sales rose in November
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1003943.asp
U.S. jobless claims rise unexpectedly
The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits rose
unexpectedly last week but remained at a level suggesting layoffs were easing, a
government report showed on Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1003945.asp
Import prices rise 0.4 percent
The price of goods imported into the United States rose more than expected last month
as the cost of a wide range of goods increased, a government report showed on Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1003946.asp
No easy answer on China's currency
Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Thursday challenged what he called the "conventional
wisdom" that China's manipulation of its currency has given that country an advantage
against American companies.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1004031.asp
Brokerage ID theft a growing scam
A federally-chartered agency is warning investors about a new Internet scam in which
imposters pose as brokerage firms and steal up to $20,000 at a time from consumers.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1004072.asp
No regrets for DaimlerChrysler CEO
DaimlerChrysler Chief Executive Juergen Schrempp said on Thursday he had "no regrets"
about the 1998 link-up of Germany's Daimler-Benz and Chrysler and insisted it was a
"merger of equals."
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1003615.asp
New rift between Spitzer, SEC
There's reportedly another split between New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1003914.asp
Asda reportedly seeks Safeway deal
Wal-Mart's UK supermarket chain Asda has approached Safeway Plc with an offer to buy
70 of its stores for around $3.48 billion, sources close to the situation said on
Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1003999.asp
More Goodyear accounting woes
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is probing possible improper accounting issues in its
Europe operations, the second time in as many months the world's largest tire maker
has jolted investors with news of faulty accounting.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeatBIZ1.asp?/news/1003915.asp
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