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Stocks mixed amid earnings, oil easing
Stocks were mixed Thursday, having given up a modest advance made earlier in the day
as investors focused on strong earnings and easing oil prices.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Are there too many ATM machines?
If it seems like there are neon ATM cash machine signs everywhere, well, there are.
In fact, there's 370,000 ATM machines across the United States -- too many, according
to a recent study.. There's just not enough fee-paying, cash-starved consumers to go
around.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5529813/
Bush to release budget figures Friday
The White House Friday will project a record budget deficit expected to total between
$425 billion and $450 billion for fiscal year 2004, government sources said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5549636/
Jobless claims rise, meeting expectations
The ranks of Americans lining up to claim an initial week of jobless benefits inched
up by 4,000 last week, the government said on Thursday in an as-expected report that
suggested stability in the pace of layoffs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5547490/
Oil prices ease as Yukos oil threat lifted
Oil prices eased Thursday, a day after hitting a 21-year high in U.S. trading because
of a threat by Russian authorities to shut down most of the production from that
country's largest oil company.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5545860/
Morgan Stanley fined for late reporting
The NASD said on Thursday that it has fined Morgan Stanley $2.2 million for late
reporting and temporarily suspended the investment bank and brokerage from registering
new brokers for one week.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5548483/
Apple to investigate RealNetworks
Apple Computer Inc. said Thursday it is looking into the legal implications of
RealNetworks Inc.'s move to allow users to transfer songs purchased on the RealPlayer
music service to Apple's iPod.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5548240/
Krispy Kreme facing SEC investigation
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., which recently blamed its first quarterly loss on the
low-carb dieting phenomenon, said Thursday it was the subject of an "informal,
nonpublic inquiry" by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5548581/
Warren Buffett's wife dies of stroke
Susan T. Buffett, the wife of billionaire investor Warren Buffett, died Thursday of a
stroke while visiting friends in Cody, Wyo., Buffett's company said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5548008/
Exxon Mobil's profit soars as prices rise
Higher prices for oil and gas led to another record quarter at Exxon Mobil Corp., the
world's largest publicly traded oil company, with profits jumping 39 percent from a
year ago.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5547351/
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