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Market Closing Prices
DJIA: 10186.60 -109.18
NASDAQ: 1940.47 -21.97
S&P 500: 1109.74 -12.58
AMEX: 1252.50 +3.94
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Wall Street slides in volatile trading
Stock prices fell sharply Friday, with Dow Jones industrial average closing the
session with a triple-digit loss, as investors cashed in their options and futures
contracts and waited to see if al-Qaida's second-in-command would be captured.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Tyco jury enters second day of talks
Jurors heard an explanation of "criminal intent" Friday and resumed deliberating
whether two former executives looted more than $600 million from Tyco International
Inc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4554739/
Worries mount about soaring gas prices
As oil prices hovered near a 14-year high, there is growing speculation that gasoline
this summer could reach a national average of $2 per gallon, and even higher in some
regions.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4554323/
Coke pulls its bottled water from U.K.
The Coca-Cola Co. said Friday it is withdrawing its Dasani bottled water from sale in
Britain after finding that samples contained higher than permitted levels of the
chemical bromate.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4561694/
Shell withheld Nigeria reserves data
Royal Dutch/Shell withheld information about a big reduction in its oil and gas
reserves in Nigeria for fear of damaging its business relationship with the
government, the New York Times reported on Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4561319/
Nike's profit sprints higher on hot demand
Nike Inc., the world's top maker of athletic shoes, on Thursday reported a 60 percent
rise in quarterly profit as it repaired ties with its main U.S. distributor and saw
strong gains from overseas.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4561597/
EU's Monti wants to control the future
The past belongs to Microsoft and no one else can have it. Mario Monti, antitrust
chief of the European Union, wants the future, but Microsoft is not ready to concede
it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4562065/
PBR mounts an unlikely comeback
Pabst Blue Ribbon, or simply PBR, is enjoying an unlikely comeback across the country.
After a steady decline since the 1970s, sales rose about 5 percent in 2002 and 15
percent in 2003.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4562907/
Microsoft is facing long-term adjustment
If any company could easily weather a ruling that it broke antitrust laws, it would
seem to be Microsoft Corp.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4561329/
Bank of America rejects Parmalat claims
Bank of America has denied wrongdoing in the near-collapse of Parmalat, saying efforts
by authorities to put the bank on trial is not supported by facts.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4561857/
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