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Stocks notch modest gains
Stocks managed to eke out gains Wednesday as stunning earnings from Motorola Inc.
bolstered the technology sector, but interest rate worries continued to weigh on more
traditional companies.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Wall Street weighs election effects
It might be too early for most of us to think about the potential outcome of this
November's presidential election, but for some investment strategists, it's an issue
worth considering. -- By Roland Jones, MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4748723/
Greenspan seems in no hurry to hike rates
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan laid the groundwork Wednesday for higher
interest rates but suggested the central bank is in no hurry to act - despite the
latest reports indicating strong economic growth and rising inflation.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4798033/
Fed says U.S. growth widespread in April
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday gave the U.S. economy an upbeat assessment, saying
economic growth and hiring had picked up in recent weeks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4798494/
Starbucks brews up a strong profit
Starbucks Corp., the world's largest coffee shop chain, Wednesday posted strong
quarterly profit growth and raised its full-year earnings target by 4 cents a share.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4799020/
Computer Associates chairman, CEO resigns
Computer Associates International Inc., which has been under federal investigation for
two years, Wednesday said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Kumar has
stepped down.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4796770/
Vivendi inks deal with Diller
Vivendi Universal has reached an agreement with InterActiveCorp that removes a major
obstacle to the sale of the Paris-based company's U.S. entertainment assets to NBC.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4798385/
MGM in talks with Sony, buyout firms
Legendary movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is in advanced talks to be bought by
Sony Corp. and two buyout firms in a deal that could be worth close to $5 billion,
sources close to the deal said on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4798914/
Three ex-Duke Energy workers indicted
Two former executives and a former trader for a Duke Energy Corp. unit are accused of
using bogus trades to make the company appear more profitable so they would get bigger
bonuses, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4798823/
White-collar crime sentencing goes overboard?
White-collar crooks deserve tough treatment. But 24 years for Dynegy's Jamie Olis?
Politics has turned financial fraud into a worse crime than running drugs or killing
someone.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4796446/
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