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Closing arguments begin in Martha case
"She would conceal from the FBI and the (Securities and Exchange Commission) the true
reason for her sale," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Schachter. "Martha Stewart
would lie."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4420940/
Consumer spending data buoy stocks
A spike in consumer spending motivated buyers on Wall Street Monday, sending blue-chip
stocks higher as investors expressed relief that the economic recovery continues to
roll along.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Investors ponder market's troubles
The month of March marks the anniversary of the market's near yearlong rally, but Wall
Street is not in a party mood: despite the strongest earnings season for 10 years and
evidence of continued strength, stocks have spent the last few weeks essentially
treading water, .
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4419395/
U.S. factories keep booming in February
U.S. factories boomed at close to a 20-year high in February, according to a survey
released on Monday that also suggested a turnaround in hiring may be on the horizon
after a three-year struggle.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4420707/
Consumers boost spending in January
Consumers boosted their spending by a solid 0.4 percent in January, a fresh sign they
are keeping their pocketbooks and wallets sufficiently open to keep the economic
recovery going.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4419711/
Spitzer set to sue Grasso over NYSE pay
New York's attorney general is preparing to sue former NYSE head Dick Grasso and his
former board members over nearly $120 million in retirement benefits Grasso received,
a source familiar with the case said Monday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4419334/
Gas prices jump nearly 7 cents, survey says
Prices for all grades of gasoline rose 6.9 cents in the past two weeks to a national
average of $1.75 a gallon, according to a study released Sunday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4415471/
Coke creates beverage nutrition institute
Coca-Cola Co., under fire from critics who have linked the sale of soft drinks to
rising U.S. obesity levels, said on Monday it was establishing an institute to promote
nutrition and help develop healthy beverages.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4422012/
Adelphia trial underway with opening remarks
Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas and his two sons siphoned from the
nation's fifth-largest cable company as if it were a "private piggy bank," making it
pay for everything from bedroom slippers to a new golf course, a prosecutor told
jurors Monday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4421355/
UPS in talks to cancel Airbus orders
United Parcel Service Inc., the world's biggest package carrier, is in talks with
Europe's Airbus SAS to cancel more than $1.6 billion in orders for A300-600 aircraft,
the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4419348/
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