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Data, earnings weigh on stocks
Disappointing results from Amazon.com Inc. and low productivity gains from U.S.
workers weighed on Wall Street Thursday, sending stocks lower after three days
of gains.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Qwest in talks to buy MCI
Qwest Communications International Inc. is in talks to buy MCI Inc. for about
$6.3 billion, creating the possibility of a second blockbuster deal in the
telecom field in less than a week.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6906371/
Worker productivity growth slowed in Q4
The productivity of American workers increased by 4.1 percent in 2004, capping
a remarkable three-year period in which worker efficiency climbed at the
fastest pace in a half century.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6906639/
Many retailers report solid sales in Jan.
Consumers lured by clearance sales of winter merchandise gave many of the
nation's merchants solid sales in January despite heavy snowstorms in the
Midwest and Northeast.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6906635/
Mortgage rates dip for fifth straight week
Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a fifth straight week, but other
shorter-term rates edged up a bit, influenced by the Federal Reserve�?Ts
decision to raise a key rate it controls for the sixth time since last June.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5899422/
Hollywood chief quits after rival's hostile bid
The head of Hollywood Entertainment Corp. abruptly resigned a day after
Blockbuster Inc. announced a hostile bid of nearly $1 billion for its smaller
movie rental rival, which has already agreed to be acquired for less by a third
rental industry player, Movie Gallery Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6902863/
A Super Bowl of financial champions
Closely contested Super Bowls are a rarity. Only twice during the past 12 years
has the big game been decided by less than a touchdown. The oddsmakers in Las
Vegas are expecting more of the same this year, with the Patriots a touchdown
favorite over the Philadelphia Eagles.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6907060/
Army won't withhold Halliburton payments
Halliburton Co. on Thursday said that its Kellogg Brown and Root unit is exempt
from a 15-percent withholding on future Army invoices following a ruling by the
Army Field Support Command.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6908340/
Adelphia to offer hardcore porn movies
Adelphia Communications Corp. will begin offering hard-core adult films on
pay-per-view on Friday in its Southern California market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6906392/
Boeing seeks to settle ethics probes
Boeing Co. will seek a comprehensive settlement to long-simmering federal
ethics investigations and has hired a high-powered outside legal team to
spearhead the effort, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing
people familiar with the matter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6906406/
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