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NASDAQ: 2063.15 -3.00
S&P 500: 1135.26 +4.13
AMEX: 1201.84 +4.67
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Stocks close choppy session mixed
Stocks closed Monday's narrowly mixed, giving up an earlier gain that came as a major
influx of cash entered the market after the release of positive economic data and
earnings reports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Manufacturing sector expanded in Jan.
The nation's manufacturing sector continued to rebound strongly in January, fresh
evidence that the economic recovery is solidifying, an industry group reports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4135621/
Comedy is king in Super Bowl ads
As always, comedy was King during the Super Bowl, as marketers relied on gross-out
humor, wacky animals and special effects to promote their products like the talking
chimpanzee in a 30-second commercial for Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light propositioning its
owner's beautiful date with the question "How do you feel about back hair?"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4132154/
Consumers boosted spending in Dec.
Consumers kept the nation's cash registers busy in December, boosting their spending
by a healthy 0.4 percent in a fresh sign that the economy's recovery has solid legs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4134882/
Forbes: Ten smart cars for teenagers
On the merit of safety and affordability, Forbes.com rates the top ten vehicles best
suited for teenage drivers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4136404/
Latest low-carb notion: pizza in a can
The low-carb steamroller has turned to one of America's favorite meals: pizza.
Restaurants are working to serve up the pie without all that dough.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4137327/
Feds eye charges against Lay, Skilling
Federal officials are examining former chairman Kenneth Lay's last months at Enron
Corp. to see if there are grounds for criminal charges against him, according a Wall
Street Journal Monday report citing unnamed sources.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4134650/
Halliburton probed over military meals
Halliburton Co. allegedly overcharged more than $16 million for meals at a U.S.
military base in Kuwait during the first seven months of last year, the Wall Street
Journal said on Monday, citing Pentagon investigators auditing the company's work.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4134625/
Stewart called ImClone on day she sold stock
Martha Stewart called ImClone Systems headquarters and demanded to talk to founder Sam
Waksal to find out "what was going on" with Imclone's falling share price on the day
she dumped her stock in the company, a former ImClone secretary testified Monday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4097366/
Head of Australia's biggest bank resigns
The head of Australia's biggest bank resigned Monday amid a multimillion-dollar
foreign currency scandal that rocked the institution and sent shares plummeting.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4134631/
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