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Dow slides amid drop in jobless claims
An unexpected drop in unemployment claims and retreating crude oil prices
boosted confidence on Wall Street Thursday, but left U.S. stock indices mixed.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Canada finds suspected case of mad cow disease
Canada said Thursday it had found a suspected new case of mad cow disease,
although the United States said it would not change plans to resume limited
Canadian cattle imports after a devastating 20-month ban.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6769555/
Trucker shortage could slow companies' growth
A 1997 study by the American Trucking Association concluded that 82,000 new
truckers were needed -- 34,000 to meet industry growth and 48,000 to compensate
for attrition -- a need industry experts believe has grown significantly since
that time. This shortage is making it more difficult for trucking companies to
grow and contributing to higher costs for shippers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6769594/
Oil prices drop on forecasts of warmer weather
Crude futures fell Thursday as forecasts for warmer winter weather in the
Northern Hemisphere eased supply fears, helping to roll back part of a
$2-a-barrel spike a day earlier.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Dollar slips to all-time low vs. euro
The dollar slipped to a record low Thursday against the euro in thin, volatile
holiday trading.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6749594/
SEC probes Berkshire Hathaway unit
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's holding company said Thursday the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission is asking for information about its
subsidiary General Re Corp.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6769724/
Global oil prices seen easing in 2005
Global oil prices should retreat in 2005, barring big political shocks, after
surging 32 percent this year, the International Energy Agency's chief economist
Fatih Birol told Reuters in an interview.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6769077/
Rosneft link with Gazprom in doubt
The controversial acquisition of Yukos oil assets by Rosneft, the state-owned
oil company, has raised doubt over Rosneft's merger with Gazprom, the
state-controlled gas monopoly, according to those familiar with the deal.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6769529/
Microsoft to curtail Passport service
Microsoft is abandoning one of its most contentious attempts to dominate the
Internet after rival technology companies banded together in opposition and
consumers failed to embrace it.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6769205/
NBC: Is 2005 the year for China?
Now a major engine of global growth, China is likely to induce further seismic
shifts in the global economy as it captures a bigger share of world trading and
manufacturing in the coming year with the lifting of trade quotas on Jan. 1.
NBC News Eric Baculinao reports from Beijing.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6725022/
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