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Personal bankruptcies up 2.8 percent
Personal bankruptcies rose 2.8 percent in the 12 months ending March 31, continuing
the upward trend of recent years but marking a more moderate increase than in earlier
months, data released Friday show.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5033402/
Stocks surge, overcoming oil concerns
Stock indices surged Tuesday, as fresh data on home sales and steady consumer
confidence outweighed lingering concerns about higher oil prices and the continuing
struggle in Iraq.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Credit card late fees continue to climb
A new study confirms what many shoppers have long suspected: credit card fees continue
to skyrocket. Among the findings: the top 10 credit card issuers have raised late fees
by 23 percent in the past 3 years
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5054056/
Saturn SL is most-stolen vehicle in U.S.
The 1995 Saturn SL was the nation's most-stolen vehicle last year based on thefts
versus the number of models registered, but hot-selling cars from Asian manufacturers
remain popular targets and big sport utility vehicles are gaining ground, a new report
shows.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5057824/
Consumer confidence edges up
Consumer confidence was virtually unchanged in May after improving more than expected
in the previous month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5058709/
U.S. existing home sales up 2.5% in April
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose more than expected in April, increasing 2.5
percent as home buyers jumped to act before interest rates rose further, a trade
association report showed on Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5058825/
Grasso: Spitzer lawsuit 'smacks of politics'
Former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso said in an Op-Ed piece in
Tuesday's Wall Street Journal that a lawsuit filed against him by New York Attorney
General Eliot Spitzer "smacks of politics."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5057816/
Ex-Rite Aid exec sentenced in scandal
A federal judge sentenced a former Rite Aid Corp. vice president Tuesday to five
months in jail for his role in an accounting scandal that sent the company's stock
tumbling and forced it to restate its earnings for the late 1990s by $1.6 billion.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5060198/
Interpol seeks help against counterfeiters
The head of Interpol on Tuesday issued a warning to governments to help fight
counterfeiting, which is estimated to yield more than $900 billion a year for criminal
organizations.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5060178/
SBC reaches tentative deal with union
SBC Communications Inc. and a union representing 100,000 employees reached a tentative
new contract on Tuesday that the union said would save jobs and the company said could
save it nearly $2 billion over the next five years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5057819/
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