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Stocks slump amid geopolitical fears
The slaying of the head of Iraq's governing council sent stocks sharply lower Monday,
adding another layer of fear to a market already consumed by worries about the U.S.
economy and world events. Bargain-hunting, however, helped Wall Street recover part of
its losses.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil prices strike new record high
Oil prices struck a new high on Monday on simmering concern that rapid fuel demand
growth will outpace global supplies at a time when traders fear a sabotage attack on
the Middle East oil infrastructure.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4997738/
India's stock market suffers crash
India's stock market regulator halted trading Monday after shares tumbled in one of
the biggest drops in years because of investor worries about the policies of the
incoming communist-supported government.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4997740/
Sloan: The real problem with gas prices
NEWSWEEK's Wall Street editor on how trying to save pennies a gallon is a craze you
should drive right past
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4987492/
Lucent fined $25 million by SEC
Lucent Technologies Inc. was fined $25 million by securities regulators Monday in a
settlement of civil fraud allegations because it failed to fully cooperate in an
investigation of its accounting.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4997768/
WashPost: Dangers don't deter U.S. workers
Despite the dangers, thousands of Americans are competing for jobs with government
contractors in Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4993755/
XTO Energy buying ChevronTexaco assets
Natural gas producer XTO Energy said on Monday it has agreed to buy $1.1 billion of
natural gas and oil fields from ChevronTexaco Corp. in its largest deal to date.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4997769/
Three top DPL executives step down
Three top executives of energy company DPL Inc. have stepped down, days after a report
critical of top management was made public.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4997767/
Lowe's first-quarter profit gains
Lowe's Companies Inc. improved first-quarter earnings by 8 percent as the world's
second largest home improvement retailer said Monday it drove down costs and improved
profit margins.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4997816/
Kmart reports higher profit
Kmart Holding Corp. earned $93 million in its second straight profitable quarter since
emerging from bankruptcy protection, but the discount retailer's same-store sales
continued to fall.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4997819/
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