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Most overpriced places in 2004
No matter how bad you think you may have it, it's a good bet that plenty of other
Americans have it worse. Forbes.com ranks the most overpriced cities in 2004.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5696874/
Answer Desk: Will oil prices stoke inflation?
With oil prices soaring and the Fed raising interest rates to keep a lid on inflation,
Rod in Texas wants to know just how big an impact those oil prices are having on
inflation and the economy.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Crude oil surges above $46 a barrel
Oil prices set new highs on Friday, underpinned by fresh evidence of strong Chinese
demand, worries about sabotage in Iraq and fears of unrest in Venezuela ahead of a
weekend referendum on the rule of President Hugo Chavez.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Stocks end tough week with small gains
Wall Street closed Friday's seesaw trading session with slim gains, as oil prices rose
past $46 a barrel and a new report showed weakening U.S. consumer confidence.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Google auction opens despite Playboy interview
The auction for Google Inc.'s highly anticipated initial public offering got off to a
rocky start Friday after the Web search company sidestepped a bullet from securities
regulators.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5695977/
Consumers were gloomier in early August
U.S. consumers felt less confident in early August than they did last month as high
oil prices and slowing job creation clouded expectations for the economy, according to
a private survey published on Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5695929/
U.S. trade deficit widens, hitting a record
The U.S. trade deficit widened much more than expected in June, hitting a record $55.8
billion as the biggest drop in exports in nearly three years combined with record
imports, the government said on Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5694670/
The Plaza Hotel sold in $675 million deal
British firm Millennium & Copthorne sold out of New York's Plaza Hotel in a $675
million deal on Friday, bidding farewell to a fabled Fifth Avenue address which was
nevertheless running up losses.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5694770/
Stocks end tough week with small gains
Wall Street closed Friday's seesaw trading session with slim gains, as oil prices rose
past $46 a barrel and a new report showed weakening U.S. consumer confidence.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Consumers were gloomier in early August
U.S. consumers felt less confident in early August than they did last month as high
oil prices and slowing job creation clouded expectations for the economy, according to
a private survey published on Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5695929/
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