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Holiday shopping starts with $8 billion day
U.S. shoppers spent more in stores at the start of holiday shopping than a year
ago, according to figures released Saturday, but retailers�?T hopes for the
season were curbed as Wal-Mart cut its November sales forecast.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6597919/
Audit: Halliburton lost track of property
A third or more of the items Halliburton was paid by the U.S. government to
manage in Iraq couldn't be located by auditors, investigative reports show.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6590045/
Dollar hits another new low vs euro
The U.S. dollar slid to a new low Friday against the euro, slipping for a
fourth straight session.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6588963/
Stiff trade sanctions against U.S. approved
The WTO on Friday approved stiff sanctions on many American exports in a move
to punish the United States for what some consider protectionist legislation.
Apples, mobile homes and textiles are among the affected products.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6589448/
Time to buy: The classic watch business
If you want a classic watch, there are only two ways to get one: inherit one
from dad or grandpa or go to an auction house.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6576044/
Whistleblowing can reap big rewards
Crime may not pay, but blowing the whistle on companies that swindle the
government sure can.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6590526/
U.S. stocks mixed in short session
U.S. stocks finished mixed Friday on a light post-holiday trading day. The
dollar's continuing slide against the euro weighed against gains, as investors
eyed the start of holiday shopping.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
French cheese called world's smelliest
A soft northern French cheese whose rind is washed in beer has topped a list of
the world's smelliest cheeses.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6590003/
'Designer' trees help spruce up Christmas
Joe Sharp has traveled the world but says he has never found a more perfect
Christmas tree than in Oregon, the nation's largest producer in a $791 million
industry and a leader in the effort to revive the holiday market for live trees.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6590761/
EU judge plans Microsoft ruling within a month
A European Union judge told a closed meeting on Thursday he planned to rule
within a month whether to freeze curbs imposed by the EU's executive on
Microsoft, lawyers present said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6590522/
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