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Stocks mixed as investors mull GDP data
Stocks were narrowly mixed Wednesday as investors digested a jump in the
second-quarter gross domestic product, while keeping a close eye on falling oil prices.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Economy staggers, but Ohio leans to Bush
These are tough times in Ohio, which has continued to shed jobs even as most of the
country has enjoyed a rebound in growth. Yet with just five weeks left before Election
Day, President Bush holds an impressive lead over Sen. John Kerry in the crucial state.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6090776/
Change comes to Lorain County, Ohio
On a trip back to Lorain County, Ohio, many places are familiar, but the economy and
demographics are changing forever.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6081889/
Economy did better than original estimate
U.S. economic growth during the second quarter of the year was stronger than
previously thought, the Commerce Department reported on Wednesday, partly because
businesses built up inventories at the strongest rate in four years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6130579/
Crude oil closes at brand new high
Oil prices dropped from record highs above $50 a barrel on Wednesday as weekly U.S.
inventory data showed a surprise increase in crude stocks, easing fears over stretched
international supplies.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Stewart sentenced to W. Va. federal prison
Martha Stewart, convicted of lying about a stock sale, has been ordered to serve her
sentence at the federal prison in Alderson, W.Va.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6115979/
New charges against ex-HealthSouth CEO
Perjury and obstruction of justice charges were added Wednesday to the criminal case
against fired HealthSouth Corp. chief executive Richard Scrushy under a new indictment
in the rehabilitation giant's accounting scandal.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6132311/
Cendant to buy Orbitz for $1.25 billion
Cendant Corp. confirmed Wednesday that it has agreed to buy online travel company
Orbitz Inc. for $27.50 a share in cash, or about $1.25 billion.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6125730/
Conoco buys stake in Russia's Lukoil
U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips on Wednesday paid nearly $2 billion for a 7.6 percent
stake in Russia's Lukoil - the world's No. 2 oil company by reserves - in Russia's
biggest privatization.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6130049/
Saudi extra barrels wrong kind of crude
The world's oil refiners are unimpressed by Saudi Arabia's boost to production
capacity that would only swell supplies of sour, high sulphur crude while they hanker
for sweet oil.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6130083/
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