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Morgan Stanley settles sex bias lawsuit
Wall Street brokerage Morgan Stanley Monday settled a sex discrimination suit brought
by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for $54 million.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424478/
Google applies to list on Nasdaq
Google Inc. handed the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. a victory over the New York Stock
Exchange on Monday, when the Web search leader said in a regulatory filing that it
plans to list its $2.7 billion initial public offering on the Nasdaq.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424305/
Stocks end mixed amid tech downgrade
An analyst downgrade of the semiconductor sector weighed on technology shares Monday,
but large-cap stocks benefited from a late-day rally as investors looked to
second-quarter earnings for good news.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Survey: Gas prices flat over past two weeks
Gasoline prices stayed almost flat in the last two weeks after a surge in crude-oil
costs slowed the drop in pump prices, an industry analyst said Sunday. The Lundberg
Survey found the average price for all three gas grades fell to $1.96 per gallon.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5416418/
Leucadia seeks controlling stake in MCI
MCI became a takeover target Monday after Leucadia National sought regulatory
approval to acquire a controlling stake in the company.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424829/
Lea Fastow reports for prison
Lea Fastow reported to a strict federal prison Monday, not the prison camp for women
she had hoped for, to begin serving a yearlong sentence for a misdemeanor tax crime.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5422279/
Summer concert business off to a slow start
Despite higher consumer confidence numbers, live music seems to have been hit by an
economic downbeat so far this summer. Reasons include ticket prices, other
entertainment choices, and a persistent fear over the economy.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5335684/
Iraqi saboteurs may have inside help
Saboteurs launching attacks on Iraq's oil and electricity infrastructure appear to be
employees working in the industry or others acting on inside information,
reconstruction officials said Sunday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5422448/
Putin wants better U.S. business relations
President Vladimir Putin on Monday told Russian diplomats that relations with the
American business community must be improved, saying his own friendly ties with
President Bush are not enough for a stable, strong relationship.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424313/
Khodorkovsky offers to give up Yukos stake
Embattled Russian oil giant Yukos has offered $7.5 billion to settle its tax arrears
bill on condition it be given three years to pay, a senior Yukos source said on Sunday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5402630/
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