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Market Closing Prices
DJIA: 10520.31 +27.71
NASDAQ: 2102.54 unch
S&P 500: 1181.76 +4.82
AMEX: 1383.40 unch
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Free credit report details announced
Consumers will be entitled to one free credit report each year beginning Dec.
1, using a Web site called AnnualCreditReport.com, the nation's credit bureaus
announced Tuesday.� Consumers can also call a toll-free number or mail a
written request.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6576905/
Why do the rich give to the rich?
Why do wealthy people give to well-endowed universities serving successful
kids, instead of to nonprofits that help the truly needy? Nonprofit director
Mark Redmond wonders.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6577498/
In retail, what's old is new again
U.S. retailers hope that new takes on well-worn trends -- � furry ponchos,
fur-lined flip-flops -- will lure shoppers into malls earlier in the holiday
season.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6577873/
Takeout Thanksgiving meals on the rise
Everyone wants a nice Thanksgiving spread, but not everyone has the time �?" or
culinary know-how �?" to cook the traditional turkey, dressing, veggies and
deserts and get them on the table together.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6575696/
Stocks rise in slow pre-holiday trading
Stock indices closed slightly higher in lackluster pre-holiday trading
Wednesday, with a better-than-expected government report on oil inventories and
good unemployment figures giving investors reasons to buy stocks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Durable-goods orders fall
America�?Ts factories saw orders for big-ticket goods drop in October after
brisk activity in the previous month, highlighting the sometimes bumpy recovery
experienced by the nation�?Ts manufacturers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6575029/
U.S. Postal Service wants price hike
The U.S. Postal Service is set to ask early next year for a rise in postage
stamp prices of at least 10 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported on
Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6575924/
FBI interviews Halliburton whistleblower
An Army whistleblower who raised concerns that the Pentagon improperly awarded
business to Halliburton has been interviewed by the FBI and is gathering
documents to help agents.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6356265/
U.S. consumer sentiment rises slightly
U.S. consumer sentiment brightened slightly in November, helped by cheaper
gasoline and a better jobs outlook, a survey released Wednesday showed.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6575691/
Answer Desk: How do foreigners balance the U.S. budget?
The continuing slide in the U.S. dollar has a number of Answer Desk readers
wondering what it all means for their investments. Corinne in Connecticut, for
example, wants to know: what impact will this have on international bond funds?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
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