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Stocks climb solidly amid higher oil prices
Stocks closed Thursday�?Ts trading session with solid gains, having swung into
positive ground mid-session as investors wrestled with rising oil prices and
economic data that showed slower economic growth.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Bud fires latest salvo in low-carb beer battle
Anhueser Busch has fired latest salvo in low-carb beer battle.� Budweiser
Select, with 3.1 carbs per 12-ounce beer, is� aimed at cslowing growth of
Miller Lite's 3.2 carbs per beer. By CNBC's Phil LeBeau.�
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7024657/
Trial date for Enron's Lay, Skilling set
The fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former
CEO Jeffrey Skilling has been set for Jan. 17, 2006, a federal judge said
Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7025584/
Army awards bonuses to Halliburton
The U.S. Army said Thursday it had given bonuses to Texas company Halliburton
for its logistical work in Kuwait and Afghanistan but had not yet decided
whether to give a performance-based bonus for disputed dining services to
troops.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7025780/
How to handle the employee crisis junkie
For many employees, the most enjoyment comes from solving problems �?" the
harder the better �?" so much so that some people can hardly stand to be
crisis-less.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7024814/
Mortgage rates highest since mid-January
U.S. 30-year mortgage rates rose to their highest level since mid-January,
according to a report issued Thursday by Freddie Mac.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5899422/
UPS to close Dayton hub, cutting 1,400 jobs
UPS Inc. will close its freight sorting hub in Dayton in 2006, eliminating
1,400 jobs, the shipping carrier announced Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7025346/
Ebbers didn't know of company woes �?" witness
The former chairman of WorldCom Inc. testified Thursday that finance chief
Scott Sullivan told him in 2002 that chief executive Bernard Ebbers did not
know about the accounting problems at the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6929600/
Fed prosecutors to probe Krispy Kreme execs
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Thursday it is cooperating with an
investigation by federal prosecutors from New York who want to interview
current and former executives with the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7023991/
Developer scraps plans for a Wal-Mart in New York
A real estate developer has scrapped plans to build New York City�?Ts first
Wal-Mart store amid intense pressure from residents and union leaders.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7024609/
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