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Earnings, Iraq violence dent stocks
Disappointing profit reports from firms like Dow component Alcoa weighed on stocks
Wednesday, chipping away at the optimism many investors had felt ahead of first
quarter earnings.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Lea Fastow's plea deal falls apart
Lea Fastow, the wife of former Enron Corp. CFO Andrew Fastow, withdrew a plea
agreement Wednesday after a judge balked at a sentencing deal that would have sent her
to prison for five months.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4685183/
U.S. import prices jump in March
The price of goods imported into the United States rose by much more than expected in
March as the cost of imported fuel jumped, a government report showed on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4684341/
Wal-Mart ballot measure fails
Voters in this Los Angeles suburb rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have
allowed Wal-Mart to build a warehouse-sized store while skirting zoning, traffic and
environmental reviews.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4676390/
The gay-marriage windfall: $16.8 billion
The national debate over gay marriage is still heating up, with no resolution in
sight. But one thing is abundantly clear: Legalizing same-sex marriages would mean a
windfall for the wedding industry.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4678137/
Married Or Not, Gay Employees Gain Domestic Partner Benefits
While gay marriage is a current hot-button issue for politicians, business leaders
have been wrestling for years over whether to offer health coverage to their
employees' domestic partners.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4685485/
Consumer credit up $4.1 billion in Feb.
U.S. consumers added to their debt at a slower pace in February, the Federal Reserve
said in a report on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4686559/
Tyco juror denies signaling to defense
Ruth Jordan, the former juror at the center of a media furor during the Tyco mistrial,
said she never signaled her support for the defense and was likely going to vote to
acquit the firm's two former executives.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4684049/
Abbott mad cow test wins U.S. approval
Abbott Laboratories Inc. on Wednesday said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has
approved its test for the malformed proteins, called prions, believed to cause mad cow
disease.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4686131/
Continental Airlines to eliminate paper tickets
In an effort to cut costs, theft and paperwork, Continental Airlines said Wednesday it
will eliminate all paper tickets by the year's end.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4686301/
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