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Stocks end a mildly negative week lower
Stocks closed a mildly negative week with tiny losses Friday, as investors
weighed signs of rising U.S. consumer confidence, a sharp drop in crude oil
prices and a jump in wholesale prices, which fanned Wall Street�?Ts inflation
worries.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
OPEC agrees to cut oil overproduction
OPEC agreed Friday to reduce output to target production levels early next
year, delegates said, in hopes of staving off further declines in the world
price without triggering a new buying frenzy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6684847/
Live tree sales fall as fake market grows
Although the choose-and-cut share of the live tree market jumped from 29
percent in 2000 to 35 percent in 2003, more Americans are choosing to use
artificial Christmas trees.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6671230/
Ford recalls 474,000 Escape SUVs
Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling about 474,000 Ford Escape sport
utility vehicles worldwide because of an accelerator problem that can cause the
engine to race.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6694130/
Wholesale prices rose 0.5% in November
Wholesale prices climbed by 0.5 percent in November �?" an improvement compared
with the previous month�?Ts surge, but still fresh evidence that inflation is
picking up as the economy gains momentum.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6692045/
Dollar rallies for a third straight day
The U.S. dollar recovered further ground against the euro and the Japanese yen
Friday, making its third consecutive day of gains as traders pulled back from
weeks of pushing the currency to new lows.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6685519/
Agency seeks recall of 600,000 Dodge vehicles
A DaimlerChrysler spokesman says federal safety regulators are asking the
company to recall 600 thousand Dodge Durango and Dakota trucks because their
wheels could fall off.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6692076/
U.S. consumer sentiment gains in Dec.
U.S. consumer sentiment rose in early December, according to a survey released
Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6692746/
Answer Desk: Tracking down a 'missing' IRA
When most people sock away money for retirement, they figure they'll just leave
it alone for years. But what if you can't find it when the time comes to
retire? Danielle in New Jersey wants to know how to help her grandmother track
down an IRA that's "gone missing."
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Delphi announces plans to cut 8,500 jobs
Delphi Corp., the world�?Ts largest automotive supplier, said Friday it would
cut 8,500 jobs around the world, or about 1 percent of its total work force,
next year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6692188/
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