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Homeland security seen spurring biometrics
A new government policy requiring the fingerprinting of foreign visitors has ignited
howls of outrage in many parts of the world, but for the U.S. biometrics industry, it
represents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity. By Roland Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3999879/
Blue chips pull back
Blue-chip stocks pulled back Tuesday from multi-year highs set in Friday's session, as
investors took profits from the market's eight-week advance amid a series of strong
profit reports from Dow 30 components like Citigroup, Johnson & Johnson and 3M.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Martha Stewart trial gets under way
With a wave to a pair of supporters outside and a barely audible plea of not guilty
inside, Martha Stewart went on trial in earnest Tuesday at a Manhattan federal
courthouse.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4001355/
Citigroup quarterly profit nearly doubles
Citigroup Inc., the world's largest financial services company, Tuesday said
fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled, driven by consumer and investment banking.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4006461/
Circuit City to sell credit-card business
Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's No. 2 consumer electronics retailer, will sell
its private-label credit-card business to Bank One Corp. for $1.8 billion in cash.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4008342/
Bank One profits rise 16 percent
Bank One Corp., which agreed last week to be acquired by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. for
$58 billion, on Tuesday reported nearly $1 billion in profits for the fourth quarter,
a 16 percent increase from a year ago that handily beat Wall Street's expectations.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4007709/
Cingular offers to buy AT&T Wireless
Cingular Wireless made a formal offer to buy AT&T Wireless Services Inc., which if
accepted would make the combined company the largest wireless service in the U.S., a
source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4006862/
Forbes: Supreme Court's dubious send on faxes
Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, a small army of plaintiffs, attorneys and
self-appointed activists have more license to go after businesses that send them junk
faxes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4008443/
GM says profits were flat in latest quarter
General Motors Corp. on Tuesday reported flat quarterly earnings after a one-time gain
from the sale of its Hughes Electronics Corp. unit offset losses from restructuring
charges and slower car sales.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4006956/
3M says profit rose 13 percent in quarter
Diversified manufacturer 3M Co. said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 21
percent as the company boosted productivity and sales.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4006754/
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