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Today's Business Headlines - Market Close from MSNBC.com
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Market Closing Prices
DJIA: 10783.01 -17.29
NASDAQ: 2175.44 -2.90
S&P 500: 1211.92 -1.63
AMEX: 1432.42 +1,350.55
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Wall Street closes a solid year for stocks
Stocks edged slightly lower Friday in very light New Year�?Ts Eve trading, but
the overall stock market closed the year 2004 with solid gains, chalking up a
second straight positive year for Wall Street.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Readers in survey proved overoptimistic
After a banner year for stocks in 2003, our readers proved somewhat
overoptimistic about 2004. See the results of last year's reader survey.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6770251/
Survey: What is in store for 2005?
Where do you think the economy and stock market are headed in 2005? Take our
survey.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6770386/
Take MSNBC.com's business news quiz
What do you know about the year in business news? Take MSNBC.com's 2004
business news quiz and see how much you remember.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6767058/
Diet firms hope to knock out low-carb craze
Proclaiming an end to the low-carb diet craze, U.S. weight loss companies are
launching a marketing blitz aimed at winning over consumers resolved to shed
flab once and for all in the New Year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6773064/
Rosneft takes over main Yukos production unit
Russian state oil firm Rosneft took control of stricken oil major Yukos's main
production unit on Friday, said Yukos, which is challenging the government
auction of the asset in U.S. courts.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6772936/
U.S. accounting watchdog slashes budget
The U.S. accounting watchdog has voted to cut its 2005 budget by more than 10
percent, to $136.1 million, mainly because of difficulties in hiring workers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6772934/
Aloha Airlines' parent files for bankruptcy
The parent company of Aloha Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
less than a month after announcing it would lay off a dozen top managers and
freeze 35 open management jobs because of rising fuel costs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6773166/
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