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Blue chips rise after jobless claims drop
A big drop in unemployment claims gave stocks a modest lift in uninspired
trading Thursday, even as falling profit forecasts from Google Inc. and Applied
Materials Inc. weighed on technology shares.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
The numbers game in a numbers world
This story is strictly by the numbers. It's also about the numbers we live by
�?" the digits we use every day during routine financial transactions, the
scores that determine our future and the figures (pardon the expression) that
drive us nuts when look in the mirror.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6522421/
Disney profit rises in fourth quarter
Walt Disney Co. quarterly profit rose Thursday as cable television network ESPN
and other units more than made up for a slowdown at its movie studio.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6523827/
Nike co-founder gives up CEO post
Philip Knight, the co-founder of Nike Inc., has stepped down as chief executive
officer, the company said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6523653/
Possible new mad cow case found in U.S.
A second case of mad cow disease may have turned up in the United States but
the suspect meat has not entered the food chain, Agriculture Department
officials said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6520847/
Mortgage rates edge lower over past week
Interest rates on U.S. 30-and 15-year mortgages edged slightly lower in the
week, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5899422/
Sagging dollar hits new low against euro
The U.S. dollar sagged to another record low against the euro Thursday, fueling
speculation that the European Central Bank may stage a risky intervention in
currency markets to prop up the dollar and protect Europe�?Ts export-driven
recovery.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6519761/
Oil prices fall below $47 a barrel
Crude oil futures prices slipped Thursday as traders weighed continued declines
in U.S. distillate stocks against a rise in crude supplies.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Universal Life said cooperating in probe
Insurance broker Universal Life Resources has agreed to cooperate with
California authorities in their investigation of alleged insurance industry
misdeeds, an attorney for the state said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6522738/
Women seeking parity have work ahead of them
Women may have made strides in achieving parity with men in the workplace in
recent years, but they still have a long, long way to go, according to a new
report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6520783/
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