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Stocks rally amid Bush victory euphoria
Wall Street closed Wednesday with a solid advance, having given up some of a strong
rally seen earlier in the day, as investors expressed a sigh of relief over victory
for President George W. Bush in the fiercely fought 2004 presidential election.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Bush seen keeping economic team for now
President Bush, re-elected on Tuesday, is likely to stick closely to the status quo in
his economic team, leaving it up to top officials such as Treasury Secretary John Snow
whether to stay or to go.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6399716/
Oil prices rise on Bush election victory
Oil futures prices rose more than $1 a barrel in a volatile trading session Wednesday
after a government report showed a sharp rise in U.S. crude supplies and tightening
inventories of heating oil.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Jury convicts five in Enron-Merrill barge trial
The jury in the first Enron Corp. criminal trial Wednesday found five defendants
guilty and cleared a sixth of any charges in the conspiracy and fraud case surrounding
the bankrupt energy company's sale of electricity barges to Merrill Lynch in 1999.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6401108/
GM, Ford sales fall, Chrysler stays up
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. Wednesday posted weaker U.S. vehicle sales,
while Chrysler reported its sixth consecutive month of stronger sales.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6399655/
Factory orders fell in September
New orders at U.S. factories dropped unexpectedly in September, falling 0.4 percent in
their biggest decline since April on a big slide in orders for transportation
equipment, government data showed on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6398380/
U.S. officials subpoena two N.Y. tabloids
U.S. prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed two New York City tabloids, the Daily
News and New York Post, in a probe of how the rivals report circulation figures to
potential advertisers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6399431/
Small labels appeal Sony-BMG merger
Impala, a group representing 2,000 smaller record labels, said Wednesday it would ask
the European Union's high court to overturn a decision by EU regulators approving the
merger between the music units of Japan's Sony Corp. and Germany's Bertelsmann AG.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6399436/
Citigroup to pay ex-WorldCom worker
The investment banking arm of Citigroup Inc. was ordered last week by an arbitration
panel to pay for the losses of a former WorldCom employee, the Wall Street Journal
reported on Wednesday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6396928/
Stocks rally amid Bush victory euphoria
Wall Street closed Wednesday with a solid advance, having given up some of a strong
rally seen earlier in the day, as investors expressed a sigh of relief over victory
for President George W. Bush in the fiercely fought 2004 presidential election.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
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