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Top business stories of 2003
For a year in which there was so much good news emanating from the economy and the
financial markets, there sure was a lot of bad news too.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3721937/
Stocks close slightly lower
The nation's first case of mad cow disease sent stocks moderately lower Wednesday in a
quiet and abbreviated session on Wall Street. A government report that raised concerns
about the recovery of the manufacturing sector contributed to the decline.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Durable-goods orders drop 3.1 percent
America's factories saw orders for big-ticket goods drop by 3.1 percent in November,
the largest decline in more than a year, raising new questions about how firm a grip
manufacturers have on their own fragile recovery.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3800953/
New home sales slid in November
Sales of new U.S. homes fell unexpectedly in November as buying appetites eased
despite a dip in mortgage rates to the lowest levels in five months, a government
report showed on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3801368/
U.S. mad cow case hits food stocks
Stocks in meat-packing companies and restaurant chains fell quickly Wednesday as
investors reacted to the first reported case of mad cow disease in the United States.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3800570/
Bio-Rad soars on expecations for mad cow test
Shares of Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. soared to a record high Wednesday on expectations
that its diagnostic test for mad cow disease could win approval in the United States,
after the first finding of the disease in the U.S.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3801366/
Parmalat files for bankruptcy protection
The Italian dairy giant Parmalat filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday to deal
with a cash crunch amid allegations of accounting irregularities.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3791071/
Holiday returns? It's all in the fine print
The gifts were given, the holiday spirit lingers. Now comes the unpleasant aftermath.
It was so thoughtful of your cousin to buy you that CD box set of Alpine yodeling, or
maybe you thought your sister would really like a polka-dot turtleneck, but that stuff
is headed back to the store faster than you can say, "Thank you, come again."
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3794669/
Dollar sinks to new low vs. euro
The dollar sank to a record low against the euro, falling sharply across the board on
Wednesday, after a slew of weak data fueled doubts about a robust U.S. economic
recovery in the fourth quarter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3801995/
SEC deal doesn't end Vivendi's legal woes
Vivendi Universal's deal to settle fraud charges with U.S. market authorities should
help put a messy episode behind the company but will not end all its legal problems,
analysts and investors said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3800602/
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