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Lighten up, road warriors
Tips for business travelers: How to lighten the load of your bulky high-tech gear.
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Bill would allow deduction for sales tax
A tax bill passed by Congress this week includes a big break for middle-class
taxpayers in seven states with no income tax.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6251211/
Upbeat retail sales data lift Wall Street
Stocks rebounded moderately Friday, as a stronger than expected retail sales report
showed that higher oil prices aren't scaring consumers away from spending. Federal
Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's positive comments on oil prices also encouraged
investors, but the major indexes finished the week lower following sharp declines the
previous two sessions.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
WashPost: Farmers savor the cappuccino effect
Guatemalan farmers' shift to higher quality beans favored for use in gourmet
cappuccinos and lattes has helped revive an industry that all but withered away
thanks to a global bean glut.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6262480/
Stewart: Prison is 'what I anticipated'
Martha Stewart said in a Friday e-mail that prison life is "what I anticipated" and
she is keeping busy behind bars in a federal penal camp in West Virginia.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6258384/
Oil prices hit $55 a barrel
Oil prices held strong on Friday not far below $55 as traders worried time is running
out to top up low heating oil inventories before winter.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Americans lose confidence in October
U.S. consumer sentiment fell more sharply in early October than analysts had expected,
according to a survey released Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6254291/
US Airways gets go-ahead to cut workers' pay
A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority Friday to immediately cut the pay of
its union workers by 21 percent, saying the airline's situation is so dire that urgent
action must be taken.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6256533/
Sprint to cut 700 jobs, expects charge
Sprint Corp. said Friday it will cut 700 jobs in its business solutions division as it
stops selling business long distance services outside of package deals.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6255462/
Kraft reportedly to sell Life Savers, Altoids
Food giant Kraft Foods Inc. has put its Altoids breath mints and Life Savers brands on
the block in a sale that could generate well over $1 billion, people familiar with the
situation said Friday.
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