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Today's Business Headlines - Market Close from MSNBC.com
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Market Closing Prices
DJIA: 10442.03 -38.12
NASDAQ: 2052.88 +2.64
S&P 500: 1139.33 -1.20
AMEX: 1261.55 -0.55
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The rising stakes of poker
The Travel Channel's World Poker Tour is to card-game enthusiasts what Fox's American
Idol is to wannabe pop music stars: The stakes are large, and the competition can be
intoxicating.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4694939/
Concerns over Iraq weigh on stocks
Blue-chip stocks pulled back Thursday, as investors' concerns about increasing
violence in Iraq outweighed solid earnings from Internet firm Yahoo! and industrial
giant General Electric.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
FCC proposes fine for Stern broadcasts
Federal regulators Thursday proposed $495,000 in indecency fines against Clear Channel
Communications for broadcasts by shock jock Howard Stern.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4695519/
Gasoline prices seen near summer peak
As the energy department updates its gasoline price forecast for the summer, private
energy experts are tweaking their own spreadsheets -- looking at a variety of forces
that will pull and push the price you pay at the pump this summer. And, while
forecasters have their own favorite sets of data, there are few key numbers that you
can keep an eye on if you want to make your own prediction about where gasoline prices
are headed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4687028/
Mortgage rates jump on economic strength
Additional signs that the economic recovery is taking hold pushed mortgage rates
higher over the past week, Freddie Mac reported. Thirty-year rates jumped to 5.79
percent.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4695226/
Weekly U.S. jobless claims drop
The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to
the lowest level in more than three years, a promising sign that companies feel better
about the economy's prospects and are less inclined to get rid of workers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4693196/
Wholesale inventories jump sharply in Feb.
Inventories at American wholesalers jumped sharply in February, but were unable to
keep up with sales, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4693749/
Putnam paying $110 million in fines
Putnam Investments will pay $110 million to settle improper trading allegations
brought by federal and Massachusetts regulators.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4694277/
FedEx boosts 4th-quarter earnings outlook
FedEx raised its fourth-quarter outlook to levels that may top Wall Street analysts'
expectations. The delivery giant is optimistic on increased business demand.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4695398/
Morgan Stanley fires two senior workers
Morgan Stanley said Thursday that two senior employees were dismissed last month from
an assets management business unit, reportedly under investigation by the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4694121/
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