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Upbeat consumer price data lift stocks
Another jump in oil prices pre-empted a rally on Wall Street Tuesday, although stocks
managed to post modest gains on the strength of the latest consumer price report,
which put many investors' inflation fears to rest for the near term.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil prices resume climb toward $47 a barrel
Oil prices set a new record Tuesday, approaching $47 a barrel, as concerns about Iraqi
and Russian output dominated markets that had been calmed a day earlier by the results
of a vote in Venezuela.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5730409/
Gasoline prices falling as oil prices rise
Drivers at the pump fumed this spring as gasoline prices soared much faster than crude
oil prices. Now, with crude oil approaching $50 a barrel, gasoline prices are easing.
What gives? By MSNBC.COM's John W. Schoen.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5725894/
U.S. consumer prices dip
Consumer prices, which have been buffeted this year by soaring energy costs, fell by
0.1 percent in July as gasoline costs posted their biggest decline in eight months,
the government reported Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5733185/
Google stock offer awaits paperwork approval
In a sign that Google Inc.'s initial public offering is imminent, the Internet search
company has asked federal regulators to give final approval to the paperwork required
for its stock sale.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5726353/
U.S. factories run faster
U.S. industrial output advanced in July, as American factories operated at their
highest capacity in more than three years, a Federal Reserve report on Tuesday showed.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5733955/
60 cheap places to live
Forbes.com has compiled 60 small towns, medium-sized cities and large metro regions
where people can live well and expect their dollar to go far.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5735451/
Home Depot's 2nd quarter profit jumps
The Home Depot Inc. reported a nearly 19 percent jump in second-quarter profit on
record sales as it benefited from strong performance in stores open at least a year.
It also raised its earnings guidance for the year.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5730393/
Costco begins test marketing caskets
Whether you're in the market for a good night's sleep or the eternal kind, one store
at least has you covered.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5730441/
Terrorism seen as biggest economic threat
Terrorism has replaced weak employment growth and the ballooning budget deficit as the
biggest immediate threat to the economy, the National Association for Business
Economics said Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5730452/
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