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Stocks end mixed as investors book profits
Stocks closed Tuesday narrowly mixed, as investors booked profits from a robust New
Year's rally. But the broader technology sector continued to outperform the rest of
the market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Jury selection starts in Stewart trial
Hundreds of potential jurors in the Martha Stewart trial filed into a federal
courthouse Tuesday to fill out questionnaires drawn up by prosecutors and the
homemaking maven's defense team.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3887560/
Next virtual game center: your TV set
An explosion of interactive TV choices will flood the marketplace with new ways to
attract television users in 2004, and Silicon Valley companies are leading the charge.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3890273/
Toyota unveils world's first luxury hybrid
Toyota Motor Corp. , one of the world leaders in environment-friendly auto technology,
on Tuesday unveiled the world's first luxury vehicle using a hybrid powertrain, due
for release in the United States this year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3890842/
WSJ: NYSE Eyes Weatherstone as New Chair
The New York Stock Exchange is pressing Dennis Weatherstone, the retired J.P. Morgan
Chase & Co. Inc. head, to become its new chairman, the Wall Street Journal said on
Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3887652/
Factory orders suffer setback in November
Orders to U.S. factories, after posting two months of solid increases, fell by 1.4
percent in November, the biggest setback in seven months.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3888851/
Services sector expanded in December
The huge U.S. services sector grew for the ninth month in a row in December but at a
much slower pace than analysts were expecting, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3888918/
Dollar slides lower against the euro
The dollar spiralled to a new record low against the euro on Tuesday in a broad-based
sell-off but held on just above a three-year low on the yen, aided by suspected
Japanese yen-selling intervention.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3888118/
Oil prices jump to post-war high
World oil prices rose sharply again on Tuesday, trading at a post-Iraq war peak on
worries that a cold snap in the United States will further bite into U.S. crude
inventories that are already near five-year lows.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3888313/
FT: Shake-up in U.S. flight booking confirmed
A shake-up in the way airlines sell seats through travel agents has been confirmed by
the U.S. Department of Transportation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3889565/
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