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Consumer prices rise modestly
Consumer prices rose by a mild 0.2 percent in November as costs for gasoline
and food products calmed down after posting sharp increases the month before.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6727738/
Celebrex report drags down stock prices
Stocks ended a positive week with modest losses Friday, as fresh concerns about
pharmaceuticals were triggered by a troublesome health study of Pfizer�?Ts
Celebrex drug, which overshadowed news of subdued growth in consumer prices.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
�?~Tis the season for Wall Street bonuses
Investment bankers, traders and other Wall Street types are starting to find
out how big their year-end bonuses are, and unlike recent years, when profits
were lean and budgets were tight, there�?Ts something to cheer about in 2004.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6717104/
Russia to hold Yukos auction despite U.S. ruling
The Kremlin said Friday it would go ahead with an auction to sell the key asset
of embattled oil company Yukos despite a U.S. bankruptcy court decision's to
block it for several days.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6726341/
Pfizer finds heart risk with Celebrex
Pfizer Inc. says it has found an increased risk of heart problems among
patients taking its painkiller Celebrex, a drug that is in the same class as
the Vioxx, which was pulled from the market in September because of safety
concerns.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6727955/
Oil prices resume climb
Oil futures prices climbed above $45 a barrel Friday, with traders focusing on
rising fuel demand due to colder weather.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Hyundai recalls 120,000 Elantra sedans
Hyundai Motor Co. said Friday it's recalling about 120,000 2004- and 2005-model
Elantra sedans because of a software problem with its air-bag system.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6728858/
Fannie board weighs fate of chairman, CFO
An SEC official said Wednesday he had concluded that Fannie Mae had violated
accounting rules and that had told the mortgage giant to restate its earnings.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6720557/
Middle Eastern customers of bank dropped
Some Mississippi residents with Middle Eastern backgrounds �?" including a
university instructor and business owners �?" have� had their accounts closed
without explanation, leaving them the lingering suspicion that it has something
to do with their heritage.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6728924/
Answer Desk: Straight Answers on Social Security� �
After this week's economic summit put the spotlight on a White House plant to
'privatize' Social Security, Linda in Ohio is looking for some straight answers
on what it all means.�
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
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