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Rising oil prices threaten to slow economy
With crude oil prices approaching $50 a barrel, many economists are beginning to worry
about the impact on an economy that already is going through a soft patch.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5773192/
Oil prices ease as investors take profits
Oil prices neared the $50-per-barrel threshold on Friday after striking record levels
amid heightened concern about supplies in Iraq and doubts over how much extra crude
could be pumped anytime soon.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5767636/
Stocks push higher as oil prices fall
A welcome slide in oil prices set off a relief rally on Wall Street Friday, with
stocks posting a healthy advance as crude approached but then fell back from the $50 a
barrel mark.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
UAL, creditors agree to 30-day extension
UAL Corp.'s United Airlines Friday said it has agreed with its creditors committee to
a 30-day extension on the period in which it can file an exclusive bankruptcy
reorganization plan.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5772079/
Coffee, without the heat
The notion of cold-brewed coffee sounded to us, frankly, weird. Heat seems so
intrinsic to coffee. There's only one possible reason we were willing to try the Toddy
coffee system, one of a handful of cold-brew options available: It works. Really well.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5728227/
British Airways strike averted
British Airways Plc and unions signed a pay deal for more than 10,000 ground staff
early on Saturday, averting a planned 24-hour strike next weekend which would have
created travel chaos at British airports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5735444/
Kmart store sales could leave 1,200 jobless
Kmart Holding Corp.'s sale of 13 stores to The Home Depot Inc. could cost up to 1,200
Kmart employees their jobs in coming months.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5769772/
Mall manager buys rival for $7.2 billion
General Growth Properties Inc. , the No. 2 U.S. shopping mall owner, on Friday said it
would buy Rouse Co. for $7.2 billion, expanding its holdings of regional shopping
centers and commercial property.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5769741/
Viacom panel to look at video game arena
Media giant Viacom Inc. has appointed a committee to evaluate dealings in the video
game arena and protect against potential conflicts of interest.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5772856/
Contentious overtime overhaul to start
In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush
administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've
sought for decades.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5769796/
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