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Job report creates hurdle for Bush
In a report seen as a political blow to President Bush, the Labor Department said
Friday the economy added just 96,000 jobs last month, far fewer than projected.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6205119/
Martha Stewart begins serving jail sentence
Martha Stewart reported to prison early Friday to begin serving a five-month sentence
for lying about a stock sale, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6205192/
Oracle mulls lowering PeopleSoft bid
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison testified Friday that the business software maker is
leaning toward lowering its $7.7 billion bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc., a shift that
might create another snag in the takeover tug-of-war.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6206667/
Oil prices again top $53 a barrel
Oil prices hit another record on Friday, trading as high as $53.40 a barrel, on supply
worries ahead of a planned oil worker strike in Nigeria and delays in post-Hurricane
Ivan U.S. output recovery efforts.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Airlines hike fares, brace for turbulence
Airlines the world over are raising fares in response to the latest oil price hike,
which threatens to choke off a gradual recovery in air travel and deepen the woes of
carriers already struggling with bankruptcy.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6208880/
Krispy Kreme target of formal SEC probe
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. on Friday said it was notified that the Securities and
Exchange Commission launched a formal investigation into the company.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6205691/
Honda sees U.S. hybrid sales doubling
Honda Motor Co. expects the introduction of its new gas-electric version of the Accord
to boost its U.S. sales of hybrid vehicles to more than 45,000 next year.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6205689/
Answer Desk: Spinning the jobs report
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Corporate tax bill clears major hurdle
In a rare Sunday session, the Senate removed the last major hurdle stalling passage of
the most sweeping overhaul of corporate taxes in nearly two decades.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6220309/
Downbeat jobs data pressure stocks
Deepening investor pessimism over the economy sent stocks lower Friday, as investors
registered their disappointment over the government's latest jobs report and as oil
moved past $53 per barrel. The major indexes ended the week lower.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
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