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Faneuil: Stewart sold stock after tip
An "extraordinarily upset" Martha Stewart ordered all her ImClone Systems stock sold
after she learned the company founder was dumping his own shares, the prosecution's
star witness testified Wednesday at the homemaking mogul's trial.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4097366/
Tech stocks take a tumble
Investors punished the technology sector Wednesday, selling off stocks after networker
Cisco systems said the outlook for business spending was tentative. Blue chips also
dropped lower in volatile trading.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Mass Regulator Charges Franklin Resources
Regulators charge a former official and the company with letting a wealthy Las Vegas
investor engage in market timing in Franklin mutual funds in return for investing $10
million in Franklin hedge funds.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4163619/
Oracle raises takeover bid for PeopleSoft
Business software maker Oracle Corp. raised its hostile takeover bid for rival
PeopleSoft Inc. by 33 percent to $26 per share Wednesday, setting the stage for more
high-stakes drama in the high-tech soap opera.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4160593/
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/
Rumsfeld sees wrongdoing in Boeing tanker talks
Donald Rumsfeld said Wednesday that U.S. Air Force negotiations with Boeing Co. on
leasing refueling tanker aircraft appeared to have involved unspecified wrongdoing but
he did not single out a possible culprit.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4162146/
Ford to pay $23.7 million in rollover suit
Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay $23.7 million to a family involved in a 1993 rollover
accident in a decision that ends more than a decade of legal wrangling, a lawyer for
the world's third-largest automaker said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4160352/
Big store or small? Why consumers care
The message to small stores and companies in the age of the Wal-Mart effect is clear:
Find a niche market the big guys can't match, leverage your experience and drench your
customers in kindness. -- By John Bonné
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4001039/
DaimlerChrysler beats 2003 profit target
The world's fifth biggest carmaker, battling to revive its U.S. Chrysler unit even
after a three-year overhaul, said operating profit before excluding extraordinary
items fell to 5.7 billion euros from 6.8 billion euros in 2002
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4161527/
Factory orders surged 1.1 % in December
America's factories saw orders rebound in December, rising by a strong 1.1 percent, a
fresh sign that the national economy's recovery was in full stride as it headed into
the new year.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4161268/
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