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S&P 500: 1139.09 -1.90
AMEX: 1232.08 +2.78
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Confidence data pressure stocks
High stock prices and persistent concerns over the pace of the economic recovery drove
shares lower Tuesday in what some analysts are starting to call a market correction.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Consumer confidence falls sharply
Consumer confidence tumbled in February, as persistent worries about jobs tarnished
Americans' optimism, an industry group reported Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4360868/
Report: Kids' menus packed with calories, fats
Parents trying to keep their children healthy aren't getting much help from the
nation's restaurant chains, according to a new analysis released Tuesday that shows
kids' menus rife with high-calorie, high-fat foods and ubiquitous sides of fries.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4355394/
Stewart, broker unlikely to testify
Martha Stewart's former stockbroker and co-defendant, Peter Bacanovic, does not plan
to testify at their federal trial, his spokesman said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4362224/
Greenspan: Mortgage giants must tighten debt
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Tuesday urged Congress to rein in Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac, warning that unchecked growth in the housing finance giants will
likely threaten the U.S. financial system.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4360889/
FT: Wal-Mart a big giver to 2004 U.S. election
Wal-Mart, the largest company in the US, looks set to pass a new milestone this year:
it is well on its way to becoming the biggest business contributor to the 2004
election campaign.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4363393/
EU slaps ban on U.S. poultry imports
The European Commission Tuesday slapped a one-month ban on imports of chicks and eggs
from the United States after the discovery of bird flu in Texas.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4359882/
No apparent slowing of Gulf oil shipments
Shipments of crude oil from the Middle East to refiners worldwide showed no signs of
slowing in early March as spot tanker loadings increased, despite OPEC's pledge to
plug above-quota leakage, a leading oil tanker analyst said on Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4360845/
Jobs abroad, benefits at home
The world may be changing, but open trade with our global neighbors still carries
huge benefits -- and costs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4363369/
3 U.S. Parmalat units seek Chapter 11
Three U.S. affiliates of scandal-ridden Italian milk company Parmalat SpA filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, court filings show.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4360840/
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