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Wall Street ekes out small gains
Stocks closed Tuesday slightly higher, finishing a seesaw session in which cautious
investors shied away from major stock moves after the discovery of the toxic powder
ricin forced the closure of all Senate buildings and rekindled terrorism fears.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Job cuts top 100,000 in January
Planned job cuts in January were 26 percent higher than in December due to increases
in offshore outsourcing and to mergers and acquisitions that have made some positions
redundant, global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., reported on
Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4146397/
Prosecution's star witness finally takes the stand
Martha Stewart was one of stockbroker Peter Bacanovic's two most valuable clients,
former broker's assistant Douglas Faneuil testified Tuesday as the government's star
witness took the stand.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4097366/
Small business having a big impact on jobs
While big business often is seen as a faceless model of corporate efficiency, small
businesses stand in for the noble American values of hard work and self-reliance. And
to top it off, small business is seen as the engine of U.S. economic growth. -- By
Martin Wolk
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4142727/
U.S. auto sales rose in January, Ford weaker
The strengthening economic recovery and high incentives kept U.S. vehicle sales
rolling at a brisk pace in January, despite frosty weather across much of the country
that cooled dealership traffic late in the month.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4147619/
N.Y. officials arrest CIBC trader, sources say
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office has arrested a former trader at
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on criminal charges related to a probe of illegal
trading of mutual fund shares, people briefed on the matter said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4153271/
Google tops global brand poll - again
Google, the top Internet search engine which is expected by bankers to list its shares
this year, gained a fillip on Tuesday as it was named Global Brand of the Year by
consultants Interbrand for the second year running.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4146447/
WashPost: Wal-Mart told bigger not always better
In a show of hostility toward a company promising to bring hundreds of jobs and
rock-bottom consumer prices to poor, blighted neighborhoods, the Los Angeles City
Council this month may ban Wal-Mart from opening its popular "supercenters," sprawling
new stores that sell discount groceries along with many other bargain goods.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4143316/
Suit alleges Wal-Mart locked janitors into stores
A civil rights suit filed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by illegal immigrants was
expanded Monday to accuse America's biggest retailer of locking its janitors inside
stores during their shifts.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4146540/
Cisco posts lower quarterly profit
The San Jose, California, company reported a net profit in its fiscal second quarter
of $724 million, or 10 cents a share, compared with $991 million, or 14 cents a share,
in the year-ago quarter.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4154322/
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