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The most expensive homes in the Northeast
What makes a house cost $50 million--or more? It's not the cost of the materials, or
the labor, or even the square footage or acreage, though those are certainly all
factors. So what is it? And what are the most expensive?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5404348/
Answer Desk: Real estate dilemmas
This week, Answer Desk readers are pondering questions that face anyone who's ever
bought or sold a house. Tim in Michigan is trying to decide which is better: a fixed-
and variable-rate mortgage? Denise in Wichita, who's having trouble selling a house,
is toying with the idea of spending money to fix it up to get her asking price.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
MCI files suit against ex-CEO Ebbers
MCI Inc. is suing its former CEO Bernard Ebbers, saying he must repay $408 million the
company loaned him over two years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5405243/
Michael Rigas fraud case ends in mistrial
The case against former Adelphia Communications Corp. operations chief Michael Rigas
ended in a mistrial Friday with jurors deadlocked on 17 counts against him.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5404675/
FDA delays tougher rules on mad cow
Half a year after the first U.S. case of mad cow disease, the FDA tightened its rules
on the use of some high-risk meat in food and cosmetics but delayed imposing more
sweeping rules on cattle feed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5403422/
Wall Street boosted by GE's earnings
Wall Street rebounded Friday, as better-than-expected earnings from General Electric
Co. brought buyers back to the market, but profit warnings from a number of other
companies made for a largely subdued session.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Several newer Honda CR-Vs catch fire
At least 27 Honda CR-V sport-utility vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years burst
into flames shortly after getting their first oil changes, according to records
provided to the federal government by the manufacturer.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5403348/
McDonald's hit with french fries lawsuit
McDonald's Corp. was hit with a lawsuit Thursday accusing the fast-food giant of
failing to reduce fat in the cooking oil used in its french fries and other foods.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5402763/
Bailiffs move on Yukos Siberian oil operations
Bailiffs have moved in on Yukos's main Siberian oil production operations but insisted
on Friday they were not out to destroy the Russian oil giant in their pursuit of $3.4
billion in overdue taxes.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5402630/
Stocks end week on a high note
Wall Street rebounded Friday, as better-than-expected earnings from General Electric
Co. brought buyers back to the market, but profit warnings from a number of other
companies made for a largely subdued session.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
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