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Surge in crude oil prices hammers stocks
Stocks tumbled Wednesday, with the Dow Jones industrial average chalking up a
triple-digit loss, after crude oil prices shot up to historic highs and Dow
component General Motors issued a grim earnings warning.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
St. Patrick�?Ts Day has retailers seeing green
While pubs and restaurants are the main beneficiaries of the St. Patrick�?Ts
Day holiday, in recent years, conventional retailers have seen their cash
registers filled with a decent chunk of green. By MSNBC.com's Roland Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7182299/
OPEC says it has lost control of oil prices
With world oil prices north of $50 a barrel and rising, OPEC ministers meeting
in Iran Wednesday are grappling with a problem they haven�?Tt confronted in the
cartel�?Ts 45-year history. By MSNBC.com's John W. Schoen
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7190109/
General Motors sees hefty first-quarter loss
General Motors Corp., the world�?Ts biggest automaker, slashed its earnings
projections Wednesday for the first quarter and the full year, citing lower
North American sales and production, an inability to raise prices and higher
expenses for items such as health care.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7205394/
JP Morgan to pay $2B for WorldCom role
JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to a $2 billion settlement on Wednesday, becoming
the last major bank to settle claims in a class action suit brought after the
collapse of WorldCom Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7209943/
Verizon criticizes new Qwest bid for MCI
Telephone company Verizon Communications Inc. on Wednesday said rival Qwest
Communications Inc. was making a �?odesperate�?� attempt to buy MCI Inc., but
Qwest said its offer was solid amid reports it was about to raise its bid.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7205985/
FTC poised to oppose Blockbuster deal
Staff at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission are preparing to go to court to stop
Blockbuster Inc.'s hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp., sources close
to the case said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7210803/
Viacom mulls splitting up business
Viacom Inc. on Wednesday said it is exploring the division of its business into
separate publicly traded companies to boost the value of its shares.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7211126/
Beat the bubblicious real estate market
Homes nationwide have appreciated an average of 8 percent annually in the past
three years. Can this continue? It turns out that caution may be in order for
2005.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7199204/
U.S. housing starts hit a 21-year high
U.S. housing starts rose 0.5 percent last month to a 21-year high, defying Wall
Street expectations for a fall, as single-family starts jumped to a record, a
Commerce Department report showed on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7205596/
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