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Oil slide, gloomy data leave stocks mixed
Disappointing news about U.S. retail sales figures and an unexpected jump in
unemployment claims prompted investors to take profits from the prior day�?Ts
strong rally Thursday, leaving stock indices mixed despite another big drop in
oil prices.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Retailers report disappointing Nov. sales
The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season,
reporting sluggish sales for November as a hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving
weekend business failed to materialize.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6636239/
�?~Black Monday�?T is a banner day for e-tailers
The first big weekend of the holiday shopping season may have started rather
sluggishly for brick-and-mortar retailers, but the latest data on retail sales
over the Internet showed promise.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6619657/
Oil prices fall sharply for 2nd straight day
Crude oil futures fell below $43 a barrel Thursday, after surprisingly healthy
U.S. inventory data eased fears about a supply crunch over the Northern
Hemisphere winter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
U.S. factory orders rose in October
Booming orders for new military aircraft boosted overall orders to U.S.
factories by 0.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted $371.51 billion in October,
the government reported on Thursday, though demand was flat when defense was
excluded.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6637235/
Jobless claims rise but still show recovery
The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits rose sharply last
week but the overall level of applications still points to a recovering job
market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6636287/
Defibrillator market gets a jump start
Increased public acceptance and awareness is jump starting the market for
external defibrillators. By CNBC's Hampton Pearson.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6637997/
Snow's days numbered in Bush administration?
John Snow's hopes of staying on as U.S. Treasury secretary well into next year
are running into resistance in the White House and among senior Republicans on
Capitol Hill.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6637256/
Buying vs. leasing a car
Does it make more sense to buy or lease a car? Forbes.com's Scott Reeves looks
at the pros and cons of both options, and has arrived at the answer: it depends.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6607682/
Growth rate of health-care spending levels off
The slowdown in the growth of health care spending leveled off earlier this
year after two years of declines, a new study found, with the cost of treating
a privately insured American rising 7.5 percent in the first half of 2004 �?"
virtually the same as the 7.6 increase in 2003.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6635771/
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