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Stocks tumble after gloomy retail data
Stocks tumbled Wednesday, despite a slide in crude oil prices, as March retail
sales fell short of expectations. A profit warning from motorcycle maker
Harley-Davidson also weighed on the market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil futures tumble after crude stocks rise
Oil prices dropped to their lowest level in nearly two months on Wednesday
after the U.S. government released data that showed rising supplies of crude
oil and gasoline.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Baseball's best-kept secret
The small-market Mariners have been baseball's most profitable team the past
five years. Part of their success is making sure no one knows it.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7480454/
Harley-Davidson stock plunges on outlook
Harley-Davidson stock fell sharply Wednesday after the manufacturer reported a
slowdown in sales and said it was trimming shipments of its motorcycles.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7487543/
Union seeks probe of Wal-Mart 'slush fund'
The nation's largest grocery union has filed a complaint against retailing
behemoth Wal-Mart Stores Inc., asking the National Labor Relations Board to
investigate whether the retailer �?obribed�?� employees to block union
activities.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7490726/
Back-to-school time at Hamburger U.
McDonald's is working to recruit more employees to Hamburger University, a
training facility at the fast-food giant's Illinois headquarters where
thousands of managers have been educated.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7480579/
WashPost: Twinkies, 75 years and counting
This April, Twinkies celebrates its 75th birthday -- and no, it's not because
the same ones have been on the shelf for that long.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7491636/
March retail sales weaker than expected
Consumers, hit by higher gasoline costs, cut back spending on clothes and many
other items last month, raising concerns about whether the economy might be
entering another �?osoft patch�?� similar to last year�?Ts slowdown.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7487550/
Jones: Shareholder activism alive and kicking
As shareholder advocacy groups get under way with their annual campaigns to
change the way corporate America does business, Exxon Mobil is among the big
companies that find themselves in the crosshairs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7476187/
Morgan Stanley's top investment banker quits
Morgan Stanley�?Ts top investment banker joined the ranks of high-level
executives departing the embattled investment firm Wednesday, while the
company�?Ts board of directors told a group of dissident shareholders it has
full confidence in Chief Executive Phil Purcell.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7487355/
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