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Wall Street stages late-day recovery
Stock indices staged a late-day recovery Wednesday, bouncing back from a triple-digit
loss earlier in the day as investors ignored some positive company news and focused
instead on worries about rising U.S. interest rates and ongoing turmoil in Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil prices include growing 'risk premium'
As oil prices remain stubbornly above $40, strong demand and tight supplies continue
to push the cost of crude to record levels. But a part of the increased price is the
result of fears that terror attacks could severely crimp the world's oil pipeline �?"
a kind of tax on oil that traders call the "terror risk premium."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4962032/
Oil prices surge as OPEC seen constrained
Oil prices burst to new 13-year highs above $40 a barrel on Wednesday on concern that
OPEC may not pump enough oil to meet rapidly accelerating world oil demand.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4959488/
Disney profit up on parks, ESPN strength
Walt Disney Co. posted a sharp rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday as rising travel
to its theme parks and a strong showing at cable network ESPN more than made up for
stumbles at its movie studio and poor ratings at ABC television.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4963184/
Ex-Enron workers to get partial settlement
Former Enron workers would receive $85 million in a partial settlement of their
class-action lawsuit, while former directors agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve a
related suit by the Labor Department, attorneys said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4962749/
NBC closes merger with Universal
NBC closed its deal to merge with the Universal entertainment businesses Wednesday,
creating a new media conglomerate that will take its place alongside giants such as
Time Warner Inc. and Viacom Inc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4960838/
Fla. high court to review tobacco case
Florida's Supreme Court will review the dismissal of a $145 billion ruling against the
tobacco industry, a move that could have a huge impact on cigarette makers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4962213/
Trade deficit swells to record $46 billion
The trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of $46 billion in March as a stronger
U.S. economy stoked Americans' appetite for foreign-made cars, TVs and other goods.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4960726/
Bush takes time to renominate Fed chief
With fewer than six weeks left in Alan Greenspan's term at the helm of the Federal
Reserve, some analysts are wondering why President Bush has not yet renominated the
central banker.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4961503/
Boeing portfolio sale nears completion
Boeing Capital Corporation is close to selling its commercial finance portfolio to
General Electric for about $2bn in an effort to refocus on supporting Boeing's core
aircraft and defence businesses.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4959667/
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