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Ex-WorldCom CEO Ebbers indicted
Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was indicted on federal charges in the
multibillion-dollar accounting scandal at the telecommunications giant, and his top
financial officer pleaded guilty Tuesday and agreed to testify against him.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4428124/
Profit-taking dents stock indices
Stock market indices ended Tuesday's trading session with substantial losses, with the
Dow Jones industrial average giving up most of its gains from the prior session's
buying spree.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Feds wrongly accuse Stewart, lawyer says
The government has wrongly accused Martha Stewart of participating in a laughable
"confederacy of dunces," her lawyer said Tuesday in closing arguments at her federal
trial.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4429271/
Disney dissidents urge Eisner's ouster
Ex-Disney board members Roy E. Disney and Stanley Gold said Tuesday they will work as
long as it takes to oust Disney chairman and chief executive Michael Eisner, who they
say has mismanaged the media company.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4431039/
GM sales up 6% in Feb.; Ford's figures slip
General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it sold 6 percent more vehicles in February while
Ford Motor Co. reported its sales fell 3.2 percent in what generally has been a
sluggish new year for U.S. automakers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4430221/
Forbes: Are small cars the next big thing?
In America - the land of super-sized products - cars like the Chevrolet Cavalier, the
Audi A4, the BMW 325 and the Ford Focus are considered small. These vehicles range in
length from 168 inches to 183 inches.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4430185/
Court rejects local phone competition rules
An appeals court Tuesday rejected federal rules giving states more authority to
determine which companies may offer local phone service within their borders.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4431688/
Falling dollar may help deficits - Greenspan
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday the dollar's falling value
should eventually help curb huge U.S. trade deficits without leading to major
disruption.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4430350/
U.S. job cuts fell in February
Planned job cuts in February fell to their lowest level in five months, but companies
are still in a strong downsizing mode that is not likely to end any time soon,
according to a report Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4429627/
Gateway to cut over 2,000 workers
Gateway Inc. Chief Financial Officer Roderick Sherwood says he expects the computer
and electronics maker to cut more than 2,000 jobs in the next few months.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4430541/
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