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Wall Street slumps amid Spitzer probe
Stocks slumped Tuesday, as oil prices inched back up from earlier lows and an
investigation of the insurance industry pressured managed care stocks, trumping
better-than-expected earnings from International Business Machines Corp. and Texas
Instruments Inc.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Bookies seen outbidding election polls
With just two weeks to go until the presidential election and most polls putting the
two candidates neck and neck, you might be better off talking with a bookie if you
want to know whether Sen. John Kerry or President Bush will win the Oval Office this
November.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6281086/
Greenspan says U.S. home price distortion unlikely
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday that he did not foresee big
price distortions developing in home prices and said Americans were handling their
debts well.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6283720/
Consumer prices rise modestly
Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.2 percent in September as a decline in prices for
new cars and airline fares helped to temper a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline
and fuel oil. Tuesday's report suggests that inflation still is no threat to the
economy.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6280372/
Oil prices keep falling
Oil prices ended lower on Tuesday on signs that high energy costs are slowing the
economic growth that has felled this year's sharp increase in world oil consumption.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Cadillac Escalade EXT tops most-stolen list
The Cadillac Escalade EXT, a $53,000 chrome-trimmed luxury pickup with leather bucket
seats, a seven-speaker stereo system with satellite radio and a global tracking
system, is the vehicle most targeted by thieves, a study by the insurance industry
found.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6275758/
Start of ex-WorldCom chief's trial delayed
A federal judge Tuesday delayed the trial of former WorldCom Inc. chief Bernard Ebbers
until Jan. 17 instead of early next month.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6280878/
Quattrone to remain free during appeal
A federal appeals court Tuesday allowed former star technology banker Frank Quattrone
to remain free while he appeals his conviction on obstruction of justice charges.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6281213/
Rising college costs slowed this year - study
The pace of ever-rising college costs has slowed somewhat this year, and students are
relying more on private loans rather than grants or other federal sources to finance
their education, according to two new studies.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6280943/
Social Security benefits to rise 2.7%
More than 47 million Americans receiving Social Security will get a 2.7 percent
increase - an extra $25, on average - in their monthly checks next year, but much of
the increase will be eaten up by higher Medicare premiums.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6280498/
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