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Fall new car forecast
The new cars going on sale this fall include a Ferrari, a Maserati and a Mercedes
convertible. These alone would excite automotive enthusiasts, but the vehicles
highlighted in this fall new car forecast also include nine American cars - so the
kind of car nut who only buys American has reason to be happy too.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6019659/
Rhubarb hunts a place beyond the pie
These are grim times for what remains of the nation's rhubarb industry. Commodity
produce is a starkly competitive business, and rhubarb is not a plant that easily
makes a case for itself. But chefs love it, and the few growers left hope to spread
the word.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6000443/
Vegetarian foods plant stronger sales
Americans are - slowly - turning vegetarian. Vegetarian food sales doubled since 1998,
hitting $1.6 billion in 2003. The market is forecast to grow another 61 percent by
2008, according to Mintel, a global market research firm.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6008949/
Stocks rise after Ford issues upbeat view
A bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. sent stocks higher Friday as investors
looked past a a disappointing report on consumer sentiment and new accounting problems
at Qualcomm Inc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Consumer sentiment barely budges in Sept.
U.S. consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released
on Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6028027/
Fraud plagues mortgage industry, FBI says
Fraud is running rampant in the nation's mortgage industry, with nearly three times as
many reports of suspicious activity so far this year as in 2001, a top FBI official
said Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6029371/
Oil prices jump on supply fears
World oil prices surged nearly 4 percent on Friday on worries that the U.S. hurricane
season would continue to hamper energy production and imports in the Gulf of Mexico,
delaying vital stock-building ahead of winter.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
IBM holds settlement talks in pension case
The judge presiding over a massive pension suit against IBM, which could cost the
company more than $6.5 billion, agreed Friday to a short delay while settlement talks
continue.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6030885/
Truck maker unveils a monster pickup
International Truck and Engine Corp. is producing what it calls the world's biggest
production pickup, a 14,500-pound monster capable of towing 20 tons.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6026041/
Answer Desk: Did Bush 'inherit' a recession?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
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