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MSNBC.com readers weigh in on the economy
When we asked MSNBC.com readers how they feel about the economy, the response was
overwhelmingly negative. Here is a sampling of e-mails, both positive and negative.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5379101/
Pessimistic investors knock down stocks
Rising oil prices, disappointing forecasts from the technology sector and pessimism
over the economy pushed stock prices lower Tuesday, with technology stocks bearing the
brunt of the day's sell-off.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
U.S. job cuts, hirings fall in June
The number of planned layoffs in the United States fell in June after rising for two
straight months, but the level of planned hirings also fell in June, according to a
report on Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5377536/
Oil sets one month high amid outages
Oil prices rose to their highest in a month on Tuesday as supply disruptions in Iraq
and Nigeria added momentum to a five-day rally.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5376657/
U.S. board frugal with loans to airlines
Airlines received less than half the loan guarantees they sought from the government
since the 2001 hijackings, with taxpayers backing just under 16 percent of $10 billion
in available assistance.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5377118/
SEC probes fund firms' 401(k) practices
The Securities and Exchange Commission has requested detailed information from
mutual-fund firms about how and why they pay to be included in 401(k) plans.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5379125/
U.S. services sector growth slowed in June
Growth in the giant U.S. services sector eased more than expected in June, although
new orders grew and job prospects improved moderately, a survey showed on Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5377492/
Yukos accuses Putin over rescue
A top Yukos executive has accused Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, of scuppering
secret talks with the government last month to save the embattled oil group from
bankruptcy.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5377868/
Minister says Yukos could owe more taxes
The oil giant Yukos, already on the brink of insolvency, could face two more crippling
tax bills, Russia's Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov said Tuesday. The company
warned that the government could begin seizing its assets this week.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5370786/
Tyco lawyer right to take bonuses - defense
A defense attorney for Mark A. Belnick, Tyco International Ltd.'s former top lawyer,
in his closing argument on Tuesday said Belnick had rightly taken bonuses from a
company "flush with money."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5378854/
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