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Lawmakers back stiffer indecency fines
Lawmakers supported legislation Thursday that would allow the FCC to drastically
increase indecency fines against broadcasters and artists.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4507051/
Stocks waver, having pared losses
Wall Street's major stock indices wavered Thursday, having pared sharp losses earlier
in the day, as investors mulled a pair of generally favorable reports on the U.S.
economy that signaled retail sales are increasing and layoffs are continuing to
subside.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Mortgage rates plunge after weak jobs data
Mortgage rates have fallen sharply in the wake of last week's weak unemployment data,
approaching or surpassing last year's historical lows, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4506643/
Greenspan warns against protectionism
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned the House of Representatives Education
Committee that highanxiety over U.S. job losses should not turn into support for
protectionist trade measures.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4506117/
Bank of America may pay $250M over funds
Bank of America could pay $250 million to settle charges that it unfairly allowed
favored clients to trade mutual funds at the expense of ordinary investors, a source
familiar with the matter said Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4506375/
EchoStar, Viacom resolve fee dispute
Ending a fee dispute that left millions of DISH satellite television customers without
several popular channels, EchoStar Communications Corp. agreed early Thursday on a new
contract with CBS parent Viacom Inc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4502837/
Halliburton's Iraq cost estimates faulted
Halliburton, a major U.S. contractor in Iraq that was once headed by Vice President
Dick Cheney, responded Thursday to audit results showing there were problems in their
cost estimates.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4501342/
Weekly U.S. jobless claims dip
The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless aid dipped last week while
the ranks of workers drawing benefits fell to a 2-1/2 year low, the government said on
Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4505390/
Anheuser-Busch keeps Olympic sponsorship
Budweiser and Bud Light will remain the official beers of the Olympics through 2008,
Anheuser-Busch announced Thursday after extending its sponsorship deal.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4507548/
February U.S. retail sales buoyant
America's shoppers showed more energy in February and boosted sales at the nation's
retailers by 0.6 percent, a hopeful sign for healthy economic growth in the current
quarter.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4505646/
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