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Today's Business Headlines - Market Close from MSNBC.com
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Identity theft tops consumer woes ... again
Reports of Internet-related fraud now account for more than half the consumer
complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4029541/
Mortgage rates fall to 6-month lows
Mortgage rates around the country dropped for the second straight week, welcome news
to people thinking about buying a home or refinancing the one they already own.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4030051/
Stocks struggle to find traction
Blue chips closed narrowly mixed Thursday as investors sifted through economic news
and the latest batch of corporate earnings reports.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Senate delays meat-origin labels
The spending bill approved Thursday by the Senate will delay mandatory
country-of-origin labels on red meats for two years, despite Democratic arguments the
labels would ease concerns about mad cow disease.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4030241/
Kodak to slash up to 15,000 jobs
Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday it will slash its workforce by 20 percent and take up
to $1.7 billion in charges over the next three years as the company accelerates a
painful shift away from the waning film photography market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4026471/
Top Enron accountant surrenders
Enron Corp.'s former top accountant surrendered early Thursday and an indictment
accused him of being "a principal architect" of a scheme to mislead investors.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4021630/
Morgan Stanley suspends coverage of LVMH
U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley said on Thursday it was immediately suspending its
coverage of LVMH after a Paris court ruled that it was guilty of defaming the luxury
group.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4029848/
Wall Street bankers, reelection backers
NEW YORK -- One unseasonably cool evening in late October, a group of Wall Street
bankers waited aboard a ferry in New York Harbor for the short trip to Ellis Island
and a thank-you event for major backers of President Bush's reelection campaign.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4027632/
New jobless claims fell last week
For the second week in a row, fewer people filed new claims to collect unemployment
benefits, a hopeful sign that America's businesses are feeling more confident that the
economy's recovery will be lasting.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4026883/
FT: Demand for private jets at record level
Demand for executive jets, a symbol of corporate excess in the late 1990s, has again
reached record levels in a sign of rising business confidence after three years of
falling sales.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4029142/
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