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Soaring crude oil prices slam Wall Street
Stocks tumbled Wednesday, as the prospect of rising inflation sank in on Wall
Street, sending yields on long-dated Treasuries to an eight-month high. A
weaker dollar and volatile crude oil prices also made equity buyers scatter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Fed sees economic activity expanding
The nation�?Ts employment climate improved, shoppers rang up sales and
factories boosted production last month, fresh signs that the economy is
chugging ahead at a respectable pace.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7140017/
Waksal friends charged with insider trading
Two friends of former ImClone Chief Executive Samuel Waksal were arrested
Wednesday on securities fraud charges, prosecutors said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7139245/
Delta, Southwest wage snack war
More U.S. airlines are replacing meals with snacks on domestic flights.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7140128/
Bankruptcy bill near Senate passage
Erasing medical bills, credit card charges and other debts in bankruptcy soon
will become more difficult under landmark legislation that has vaulted its last
major hurdle before Senate passage.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7136998/
Most fuel-efficient cars on the market
Each year at this time, Forbes release an annual guide to the most
fuel-efficient cars on the market. This year the big news is not gas/electric
hybrids, as it has been for several years, but diesels �?" which are on the
rise.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7118447/
Ebbers jury questions supplemental charges
Jurors at the� trial of former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers asked the judge
Wednesday questions about certain "supplemental" charges.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7140993/
Crude prices peak above $55 a barrel
Crude oil futures prices rose above $55 a barrel Wednesday, anchored by a weak
dollar, strong demand and jitters ahead of next week�?Ts meeting of the
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Strong demand pushing gas prices higher
With crude oil prices sharply higher than a year ago, gasoline prices already
have begun to climb. Some forecasters are warning of potential record prices
this year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7129741/
Report: New bidder seeks all of Toys 'R' Us
Shares of Toys "R" Us Inc. rose more than 2 percent Wednesday as a published
report said a new bidder is willing to buy the entire company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7139617/
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