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Anti-terrorism costs hidden in utility bills
All across the country Americans are fighting the cost of terrorism one utility
bill at at a time.� � Millions spent by utilities to increase security in the
wake of 9/11 are being recouped in the form of higher monthly bills.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6632194/
Oil prices drop below $42 a barrel
Crude oil futures prices dropped below $42 a barrel Tuesday despite supply
fears prompted by an attack on a U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia and unrest in
Nigeria.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Stocks plunge amid data, merger rumors
Stocks dropped Tuesday, as investors sifted through mixed economic data and
rumors about big merger deals, including a report that consumer products giant
Johnson & Johnson is in talks to purchase a leading medical device maker.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
J&J in talks to buy Guidant for $24 billion
Health care and consumer products maker Johnson & Johnson is in negotiations to
acquire medical-device maker Guidant Corp., sources familiar with the situation
said on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6666131/
High court weighs direct wine shipment
State laws barring people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers
should be struck down as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday,
as it heard arguments in a case that could lead to sweeping changes on how
alcoholic beverages are regulated and sold.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6670741/
Consumer credit rose $7.7 billion in Oct.
U.S. consumer credit outstanding grew a larger-than-expected $7.7 billion in
October in its 11th consecutive monthly increase, the Federal Reserve said in a
report Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6671737/
U.S. job-cut plans rose further in November
Planned job cuts at U.S. firms climbed during November, a report said Tuesday,
in a further sign of sluggishness in the labor market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6667194/
Regulators to widen mutual fund probe
Misconduct in the U.S. mutual fund industry is not limited to fund share
trading; it's not even limited to funds, say market regulators.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6667355/
Productivity growth slows in third quarter
The productivity of America�?Ts workers grew at a 1.8 percent annual rate in
the third quarter, the slowest pace in nearly two years, the government
reported Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6666533/
IBM, Lenovo may soon reveal PC deal
China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., could announce as
early as Tuesday that it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for up
to $2 billion, a source familiar with the situation said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6666170/
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