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Dow industrials post triple-digit gain
Stocks rallied Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average posting a triple-digit
gain, as Wall Street looked ahead to Friday's all-important jobs report, which some
investors expect to show solid growth after three straight months of disappointing
data.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Judge rules Tyco jury can continue deliberations
A judge declined to call a mistrial Monday in the trial of two former Tyco executives,
rejecting a defense motion contending that one juror apparently holding out for
acquittal had been pressured by intense media coverage.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4623100/
Gas prices hit record high with no end in sight
Gasoline prices reached another record high in the past two weeks, a national survey
said, and the surveyor said there is little chance that prices will fall significantly
in the near future.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4620022/
Deloitte auditor had early Parmalat concerns
A Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu auditor in Brazil raised concerns in 2001 and 2002 about a
Cayman Islands unit of Parmalat later found to be at the core of the dairy giant's
accounting scandal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4623108/
Amgen to buy remaining Tularik stake
Amgen Inc. on Monday said it would acquire the roughly 80 percent of Tularik Inc. it
does not already own for $1.3 billion, gaining access to technology meant to treat
cancer and inflammation by regulating genes.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4623678/
Age discrimination comes back to high court
The Supreme Court said Monday it would consider workplace protections for older
employees, in a case that could make age bias suits tougher to prove.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4624254/
Wal-Mart sees March sales at high end
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Monday said it still expects March sales at U.S. stores open
at least a year to reach the high end of its forecast for a 4 to 6 percent gain,
helped by strong demand for Easter goods.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4623306/
Wall-to-wall with Wal-Mart
With 3,550 stores in the U.S. and 1,000 Supercenters to be added in the next five
years, all that's left for Wal-Mart is mop-up. If it were its own economy, Wal-Mart
Stores would rank 30th in the world, right behind Saudi Arabia.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4624610/
Judge throws out Winnie the Pooh case
A judge threw out a lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co. claiming unpaid royalties for
use of Winnie the Pooh characters, after finding the plaintiff "tampered with the
administration of justice" by unlawfully obtaining Disney documents in the case.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4624979/
Ex-Yukos CEO backs Putin
Detained Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky urged business leaders on Monday to
accept President Vladimir Putin's leadership and share their wealth.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4623105/
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