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Stocks close mixed ahead of key week
A weaker gross domestic product figure and a flurry of late-day trading left stocks
widely mixed Friday, with tech issues and small caps gaining as blue chips suffered.
The major indexes all finished the week lower.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Southwest reaches deal with flight attendants
Southwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with its flight attendants' union
on a new contract, ending a 2-year stalemate, union officials said Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5297268/
Existing-home sales rise to record
U.S. home resales jumped unexpectedly by 2.6 percent to a record high in May as an
improving job market fueled home buying while mortgage rates remained relatively low,
a trade association said Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5295757/
Consumer confidence climbs in June
U.S. consumer sentiment rose in June, with some feeling the economy is back on track
after several years of stumbling, according to a survey on Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5295848/
U.S. economic growth slower than expected
Economic growth in the first quarter was slower than first reported - at an annual
rate of 3.9 percent - a pace that was solid but lacking the momentum exhibited as the
calendar turned to 2004.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5295316/
U.S.'s Snow: Budget deficits too large
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Friday that over-sized government deficits
were a potential threat to the economy but said the Bush administration was committed
to cutting them.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5296185/
Microsoft asks court to suspend EU decision
Microsoft Corp. asked a European court on Friday to suspend the European Commission's
decision that orders the software giant to change the way it sells Windows software,
according to sources familiar with the situation.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5289071/
Splenda courts bakers to abandon sugar
Splenda, a popular sugar replacement, hopes to satisfy more taste buds this summer
when it begins offering a baking product.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5297019/
Lockheed effectively scuttles Titan deal
Lockheed Martin Corp.'s $1.66 billion acquisition of Titan Corp. appeared on the verge
of collapse after Titan said it was unlikely to resolve a federal probe into overseas
bribery before a Friday deadline outlined in the deal.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5294139/
Answer Desk: Joining a class action
A number of readers this week have asked about getting in on a lawsuit filed by six
female Wal-mart workers who claim they weren't paid as well as men. The suit was
granted class action status by a federal judge earlier this week -- which means an
estimated 1.6 million workers could be due some back pay. If you're one of them, it's
probably easier than you think to join the suit. (And you won't even have to pay for
the phone call.)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
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