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Stocks end mixed amid bleak fuel report
Stocks finished Wednesday mixed, as oil prices soared on bleak inventory data and
investors sifted through earnings news, including disappointing results from J.P.
Morgan Chase & Co. Technology shares managed a slight advance on strength in
semiconductor stocks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Ford touts cleanest internal combustion engine
Ford has challenged industry and the government to move more quickly to
hydrogen-powered vehicles, announcing what it called the world's cleanest combustion
engine and boasting that it could start production in two years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6272039/
The most valuable fictional characters
The characters on this list may be make-believe, but the dollar signs are real.
According to our calculations, the top-ten fictional characters grossed more than $25
billion in 2003.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6290913/
Judge: Enron execs must stand trial together
A federal court Tuesday ruled that former Enron Corp. chairman Ken Lay should be tried
alongside former executives Jeffrey Skilling and Richard Causey on charges linked to
the disgraced energy company's collapse.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6287705/
Oil prices charge back to $55 a barrel
Oil prices charged back up to $55 a barrel on Wednesday as a fresh fall in U.S.
heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Citigroup ousts 3 senior execs over Japan scandal
Citigroup Inc. has forced three senior executives to leave the company in connection
with a scandal involving its private-banking operations in Japan, U.S. media outlets
reported Tuesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6287877/
Oil-producing nations rank high in corruption
Most oil-producing nations are also rife with corruption, and oil companies should
provide more information about their operations to help clean up the market, a global
watchdog group said Wednesday in an annual report.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6288647/
Forty-year mortgages gain in popularity
Even though mortgage rates dropped last week, many homeowners may still have a hard
time making their monthly payments, particularly first-time homeowners. But a
relatively rare mortgage product may make homes more affordable �?" the 40-year
mortgage.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6281881/
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/
Stocks end mixed amid bleak fuel report
Stocks finished Wednesday mixed, as oil prices soared on bleak inventory data and
investors sifted through earnings news, including disappointing results from J.P.
Morgan Chase & Co. Technology shares managed a slight advance on strength in
semiconductor stocks.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
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