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Tech sector leads Wall Street higher
Strong earnings from technology bellwethers Hewlett-Packard Co. and Applied Materials
Inc. kept Wall Street's rally alive Wednesday, giving investors hope that the market's
recent slide might be over.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
NBC: China's red-hot economy
China's red-hot economy, now the sixth biggest in the world, is gobbling up ever
greater amounts of the world's raw materials to sustain its blistering industrial
growth. NBC News' Eric Baculinao reports from Beijing on eff0rts to tame China's
runaway growth.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4998208/
Jury begins deliberating La. tobacco trial
Attorneys for Louisiana smokers want Big Tobacco to roll out $1 billion for a
quit-smoking program - an expense that the industry says is unjustified and unneeded.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5014043/
Five protesters arrested at Halliburton meeting
Five people were arrested as hundreds of protesters chanting "war profiteers"
converged on Iraq contractor Halliburton Co.'s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5014205/
SBC workers to stage 4-day strike
The union representing more than 100,000 employees of SBC Communications Inc. says
workers for the nation's No. 2 local-phone provider are prepared to walk off the job
over wages and health care costs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5012638/
NBC counts on triumph in Athens
NBC rolled out its fall prime-time television schedule to advertisers here on Monday,
assuring them that all is well at the top-rated network among young viewers, even
without perennial revenue powerhouses "Friends" and "Frasier," both of which signed
off this month.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5013630/
Sony says in exclusive talks to buy MGM
Sony Corp said on Wednesday it was in exclusive negotiations with movie studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc on a possible takeover that could bolster its film library but
put a dent in its finances.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5012496/
United boosts fares due to high fuel costs
The head of United Airlines parent company on Wednesday said high jet fuel prices are
keeping the bankrupt airline from reaching profitability, and it has moved to match a
fare hike by rival carrier Continental Airlines to offset those costs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5014897/
Continental Air warns of hefty losses
Faced with soaring fuel prices, Continental Airlines Inc. is warning of hefty losses
this year and beyond - plus possible employee furloughs and cuts to wages and benefits.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5012516/
Procter & Gamble realigns top management
Procter & Gamble Co. announced a reorganization of its business units and a series of
executive promotions and retirements Wednesday that illustrate the growing importance
of the company's beauty care and home care product businesses.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5014034/
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