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Stocks slammed by oil spike, weaker dollar
A surge in crude oil prices sent stock indices tumbling Tuesday, with the Dow
Jones industrial average recording its worst one-day drop in over six months,
as investors worried about the impact of higher energy prices and weakness in
the U.S. dollar.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Winn-Dixie Stores files for bankruptcy
Supermarket giant Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., which has struggled to compete with
Wal-Mart Supercenters and other grocery chains, said Tuesday it has filed for
bankruptcy reorganization. Its shares tumbled.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7011121/
HealthSouth exec suspected fraud years ago
A HealthSouth Corp. executive testifying Tuesday in the trial of fired CEO
Richard Scrushy said she suspected fraud after seeing oddly inflated earnings
years before an accounting scandal erupted publicly at the rehabilitation giant.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6988369/
America's most expensive condos
Demographic and economic trends have driven up demand for condominium real
estate �?" even more so than for more traditional homes. Forbes highlights the
most expensive condos in America.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7012397/
Consumer confidence slips in February
A widely watched indicator of consumers�?T confidence in the economy slipped in
February but remained well above its levels a year ago, a private research
group reported Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7011700/
Home Depot reports solid rise in earnings
The Home Depot Inc., the nation�?Ts largest home improvement store chain,
reported a nearly 10 percent jump in fourth-quarter earnings on solid sales,
particularly at stores open at least a year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7011095/
Reserve concerns send U.S. dollar sliding
The value of the U.S. dollar dropped sharply against other major world
currencies Tuesday after South Korea�?Ts national bank said it plans to
diversify its foreign exchange reserves away from dollars to include other
world currencies.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7007188/
Oil prices spike on supply fears, dollar woes
Oil prices jumped above $51 a barrel on Tuesday, rallying more than 5 percent
as traders focused on the declining value of the dollar, cold weather and the
possibility of an OPEC production cut.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Are you setting yourself up for an audit?
It's enough to cause a momentary panic, to make your heart race and blood
pressure rise. A letter from the Internal Revenue Service just can't be good.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7012972/
In unusual move, GM cuts prices on SUVs
General Motors Corp. has lowered the prices on some of its aging mid-size sport
utility vehicles, which have suffered from slowing sales recently, a GM
spokeswoman said Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7012773/
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