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Wall Street sees a third week of gains
Stocks mounted a solid rally Friday, with Wall Street�?Ts major indices posting
gains for a third straight week, as investors welcomed a new retail sales
report that showed an increase in consumer spending.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Novell files another antitrust suit against Microsoft
Less than a week after a collecting a $536 million settlement from Microsoft
Corp., Novell Inc. on Friday filed another lawsuit accusing the software giant
of violating antitrust laws.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6471091/
Consumer sentiment improves in Nov.
U.S. consumers have grown more cheerful so far this month as the hotly
contested presidential election drew to a close and job prospects seemed to
improve, according to a survey released on Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6469460/
Game of poker hits a hot streak
The game of poker is on a winning streak, thanks in part to the popularity of
several television shows devoted to the game. And casinos, bookstores and
retailers who sell poker gear say it looks like the pot is going to get even
bigger.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6470336/
Consumers trimmed spending in October
Consumers, after a big spending spree in September, grew more cautious last
month, with retail sales edging up just 0.2 percent, the government reported
Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6468336/
Spitzer sues Universal Life Resources
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Friday filed suit against Universal
Life Resources (ULR), charging the life and disability insurance broker with
taking fraudulent kick-backs for steering business to certain insurers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6470078/
US Airways files to reject labor agreements
Bankrupt US Airways Friday said it has filed a motion in bankruptcy court to
reject labor agreements with its flight attendants, communications workers, and
machinists and aerospace workers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6470877/
Oil prices dip five percent over past week
Crude futures prices fell slightly on Friday, capping off a 5 percent decline
from a week ago, as worries about low winter fuel inventories dissipate amid
rising oil supplies.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Answer Desk: Don't oil and inflation mix?
This week, Wendy in Norfolk, Va. is trying to get to the bottom of all the junk
mail she�?Ts getting touting the benefits of a home equity line of credit. She
wants to know: is this a good idea or a bad one? Matt in St Louis, meanwhile,
is curious about what happens to all that money expected to be paid by big
insurance companies to settle lawsuits generated by the New York attorney
general's probe of bid-rigging in the industry.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Martha Stewart Living taps ex-ABC exec as CEO
With its founder serving prison time, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. is
turning to a former ABC entertainment president to help coax nervous
advertisers back to the once-golden brand.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6468246/
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