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Stock markets search for direction
Stocks ended Friday's session mixed due to a lackluster report on the nation's gross
domestic product as Wall Street worried that high energy prices and a lack of jobs
were holding back economic growth.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
U.S. economy shows modest growth
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter - a pace that
was slightly better than in the spring but not as strong as many analysts expected.
The government report was the last broad snapshot of economic activity before Election
Day.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6360459/
Consumer sentiment fades in October
U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated in October as rising energy costs and persistent
job worries made Americans less optimistic about the future, according to a survey
released Friday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6361671/
Army staffer: Halliburton case 'worst abuse'
An Army contracting officer who led the FBI to widen its investigation of Pentagon
contracts to Halliburton told NBC News that she had never seen a worse case of
contracting abuse.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6356265/
Answer Desk: Are oil prices hurting stocks?
The recent run-up in oil prices has gotten everyone's attention - including Wall
Street. But Caron in Washington state is wondering why stocks haven't been harder hit
by the surge in energy costs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
How income taxes fare under Kerry, Bush
Check out our last-minute voter's guide to how income taxes might differ under
President Bush or Sen. John Kerry.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6336867/
Marsh may face more than $500 million penalty
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said his bid-rigging investigation will seek
compensation from the nation's largest insurance broker for "ill-gotten gains" that
could far exceed $500 million.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6360642/
Forbes.com: Remembering the 1929 crash
"Black Tuesday," Oct. 29, 1929, wiped 10% off the value of U.S. common stocks and
seared a place in America's financial psyche.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6355977/
Oil prices rebound from two-day fall
Oil prices extended a two-day slide on Thursday that has sliced more than 8 percent
from the cost of a barrel, as rising U.S. crude supplies eased fears of a winter fuel
crunch and China moved to slow its runaway economic growth.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Jury begins deliberating Enron barge case
Jurors began deliberating Thursday in the first criminal trial to emerge from Enron
Corp.'s 2001 collapse.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6360771/
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