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Tsunami disaster steers markets lower
Investors pushed stocks lower Monday in very light trading as Wall Street
wrestled with decent but uninspiring holiday sales reports and waited to see
the extent of the damage due to the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Asia assesses tsunami's economic impact
The economic impact of the deadly earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia is
far from being fully understood, though it will certainly be less dramatic than
the human toll suffered from the disasters.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6758302/
Airlines struggle to recover from holiday woes
Luggage was stacked in rows longer than a football field Monday as airlines
struggled to recover from the delays and mix-ups caused by regional carrier
Comair�?Ts systemwide cancelations during the holiday weekend and the failure
of US Airways�?T baggage system.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6754453/
Last-minute shopping spurt heartens retailers
After struggling through a disappointing holiday season, retailers were
heartened by a surge in business last week, and a busy shopping day after
Christmas, creating more hope that they would meet their modest sales goals.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6752450/
Spitzer to expand insurance probe in early Jan.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will expand his investigation of the
insurance industry in early January, a spokesman said, contrary to a front-page
report by The New York Times Saturday that said Spitzer was ready to "cede" his
investigations to the federal government.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6758306/
Oil plunges on forecasts for warmer weather
Crude futures fell by nearly $3 a barrel on Monday as traders anticipated
warmer weather in the U.S. Northeast later in the week and responded to weekend
snowstorms in the U.S. Midwest that kept motorists off the road.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Dollar hits record low against euro
The dollar fell to a record low Monday against the euro, which spiked at 1.3640
as the dollar�?Ts slide continued in thin, post-Christmas trading.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6749594/
Ford to recall more compact SUVs
Ford has expanded its recall of Escape and Mazda Tribute sport utility vehicles
because of problems with the rear liftgate, which if left unlocked could open
during a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on
Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6758468/
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