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Stocks end mixed amid profit-taking
Investors collected more blue chip profits on Wall Street Wednesday, as a dearth of
economic and earnings news left them uneasy about making new commitments to the stock
market. But the technology sector continued to post solid gains.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Forbes: Beating back the bears
The bull market will last until the last of the bears -- including Merrill's Richard
Bernstein, Yale's Robert Shiller and Pimco's Bill Gross -- have cried "uncle!" -- By
Forbes' Kenneth L. Fisher
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3898878/
Enron's Fastows seek plea bargains
Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer of bankrupt energy trader Enron
Corp, and his wife, Lea, are negotiating plea bargains that could send the couple to
federal prison, the Houston Chronicle reported Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3897128/
U.S. mulls state-run oil company for Iraq
As they study how to organize Iraq's oil industry, U.S. advisers and Iraqi officials
are leaning toward recommending the formation of a single state-run petroleum company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3896752/
Bechtel wins $1.8 billion Iraq contract
The U.S. Agency for International Development Tuesday announced it had awarded a
second lucrative contract to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure to engineering company
Bechtel, this one worth $1.8 billion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3896783/
Mexico resists pressure to buy U.S. beef
Mexico resisted U.S. pressure Tuesday to resume imports of U.S. beef, asking for more
information about its neighbor's efforts to prevent the spread of mad cow disease and
agreeing to visit counterparts in Washington.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3896882/
Americans face higher winter heating bills
American natural gas and heating oil bills will be higher this winter than previously
thought, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3899882/
Tech firms defend U.S. jobs exodus
Top technology firms are saying moving U.S. jobs overseas is necessary for profits and
are warning policy makers to avoid restrictions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3899043/
Martha Stewart fans could be foes as jurors
Martha Stewart's fans may decorate their homes with tips from her lifestyle magazine
and cook her recipes, but that devotion is no guarantee they would acquit the
trendsetter if picked to serve on her jury.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3897969/
NYSE reportedly asks Spitzer to recoup Grasso pay
The New York Stock Exchange may seek the help of New York Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer to force former NYSE Chairman Richard Grasso to return part of his
multimillion-dollar pay package, according to a person familiar with the situation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3898788/
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