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Stocks end mixed ahead of jobs data
Stock prices closed Thursday mixed, as an encouraging weekly jobs report was tempered
by a drop in factory orders, leaving investors reluctant to take any big positions in
the stock market.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Disney splits top posts; Eisner rebuked
Frustrated Disney shareholders spoke with a loud voice, and the company responded by
stripping CEO Michael Eisner of his chairman's title - a move unlikely to quell the
grumbles among many of the 43 percent who voted to withhold their support for Eisner.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4437434/
Stewart jurors in second day of talks
Jurors deliberating at the Martha Stewart stock fraud trial asked Thursday to examine
the testimony of a Securities and Exchange Commission attorney who interviewed her
broker twice in 2002.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4429271/
Martha Stewart posts profit, but sales fall
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia on Thursday posted a quarterly profit, compared with a
year-earlier loss, but the company said advertising sales continue to suffer amid the
legal woes of its founder.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4447571/
Bush team 'concerned' about gas prices
The Bush administration is "extremely concerned" about soaring retail gasoline prices,
which recently topped $1.70 per gallon nationwide and are likely to set a record high
this month, according to energy officials.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4449111/
Shortening the path from farm to you
For Americans born into an era of year-round fresh produce, global food distribution
and a food supply that grows cheaper and more commoditized each year, it has become a
welcome novelty to eat something from just down the road.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4375493/
Dell names Rollins as new CEO
Computer maker Dell Inc. Thursday said Kevin Rollins, its president, will become
chief executive officer, breaking up the dual roles held by current CEO Michael Dell,
who will remain chairman.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4448477/
U.S. jobless claims shrink to 345,000
The number of people filing new applications for unemployment benefits dropped last
week, a sign that companies may be feeling better about the economic recovery's
durability and less inclined to lay off workers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4447301/
Retailers report robust February sales
Warmer weather, enticing spring fashions and rising consumer optimism about the
economy boosted February sales for many big retailers above expectations, particularly
at clothing stores including Limited Brands, Talbots and J.C. Penney Co. Inc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4446855/
OPEC chief says output rises above quotas
Oil prices eased on Tuesday after OPEC signalled it was pumping above official limits,
but stayed close to post-Iraq war highs. Low U.S. fuel stocks and political tension in
Venezuela, OPEC's third biggest producer, have intensified supply concerns.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4446819/
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