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Stocks struggle in first session of 2004
After bidding stocks higher in the first session of the new year, investors changed
course and took some profits. Light volume exaggerated price moves.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Manufacturing sector expands robustly
The nation's manufacturing sector expanded strongly in December, its most robust month
in two decades, in a sign that the economic recovery continues to gain ground.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3859563/
Economists see jobless drop in 2004
Companies are expected to step up hiring in 2004 after a year in which household
spending boosted the economy more than business investment, according to a group of
economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3858731/
U.S. cattle prices rise
U.S. cattle futures traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose for the first time
in six sessions Friday after falling about 20 percent on news of the first case of the
deadly mad cow disease in the United States.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3861301/
Dollar greets new year down again
The dollar hit three-year lows against the yen and weakened against the euro Friday,
but recouped some ground after a strikingly strong U.S. manufacturing report.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3858745/
Answer Desk: Saving for your country
When is a recession not a recession? Why are interest rates so low? Who is Fannie Mae?
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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Citibank, HSBC to issue China credit cards
U.S. giant Citibank and HSBC Holdings Plc, the world's two biggest banks by market
value, have become the first foreign lenders to get their feet in the door of China's
credit card industry.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3858739/
Parmalat investigators advance probe
Italian prosecutors trying to unravel a multi-billion-euro fraud at Parmalat on Friday
started a new round of questioning set to include former CFOs and auditors of the food
group.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3858770/
Asians lose appetite for 'variety meats'
Oregon cattleman Mike Partlow built a business selling beef products that Americans
don't eat, from hooves to femur bones to stomach lining, all prized by Asian chefs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3858750/
U.S. music-sales decline seen slowing
U.S. music sales continued to fall in 2003, but there were some signs that the pace of
the decline was slowing, according to new industry statistics.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3860239/
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