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Greenspan�?Ts soothing words buoy stocks
Soothing words about the energy markets from Federal Reserve chairman Alan
Greenspan, who reassured investors that the recent rise in oil prices is
unlikely to damage the economy, lifted stock prices Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Designer prefab homes grow in popularity
Newer, stylish factory-built homes are growing in popularity ... just don't
call them mobile homes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7394890/
Greenspan: Market forces may cool energy prices
High crude oil and natural gas prices have put energy markets under a degree of
strain that hasn�?Tt been seen in a generation, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan said Tuesday, but he warned policy-makers against interfering with
market forces he hoped would eventually stabilize prices.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7394441/
French, U.K. drinks giants in merger talks
French beverage group Pernod Ricard SA is in talks about a possible buyout of
its larger British rival Allied Domecq PLC, possibly with assistance from U.S.
liquor and consumer products company Fortune Brands Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7392580/
Court OKs Trump bankruptcy restructuring
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts won court approval Tuesday to emerge from
bankruptcy, breathing new life into Donald Trump�?Ts cash-strapped casino
empire.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7393675/
Pfizer unveils plan to save $4 billion
Pfizer Inc., the world�?Ts largest drugmaker, on Tuesday forecast a 6 percent
decline in earnings this year as it launches a cost-cutting plan aimed at
saving $4 billion by 2008 amid concerns over patent expirations and the safety
of its popular painkiller Celebrex.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7392147/
5 Toys R Us execs get $6.1 million in bonuses
Toys R Us, which is to be sold by July to a private consortium, has awarded
bonuses totaling $6.1 million to five executives for fourth-quarter performance.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7395760/
Ford aims to cut 1,000 white-collar jobs
Ford Motor Co., the nation�?Ts second biggest carmaker, will try to eliminate
about 1,000 salaried jobs by this summer as part of a voluntary buyout program,
the company said Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7392091/
U.S. firms' layoff plans fell in March
U.S. firms planned 20 percent fewer layoffs in March after a jump in the prior
month, suggesting the labor market is recovering in fits and starts.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7392646/
Canada, automakers agree to cut emissions
A landmark agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 17 percent
over the next five years was formally signed Tuesday by the Canadian government
and the country's automobile industry.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7394616/
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