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Blue chips record a fourth day of losses
Stocks fluctuated Monday, changing course several times during the session and
closing mixed, as investors struggled with economic worries and digested strong
first-quarter earnings and a pair of merger announcements.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Sirius, Martha Stewart ink deal
Six weeks after being released from federal prison, Martha Stewart has reached
a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. to create a 24-hour radio channel
featuring her trademark cooking, gardening and entertaining programming for
women.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7544369/
Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4 billion
Adobe Systems Inc., one of the world's largest providers of document-design
software, will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at
approximately $3.4 billion, the companies announced Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7543918/
Ebbers seeks new trial on fraud charges
Convicted WorldCom founder Bernard Ebbers has filed an appeal seeking a new
trial after a jury convicted him last month of orchestrating the $11 billion
accounting fraud that sank the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7547549/
Glitch lets US Airways tickets sell for under $2
US Airways became the low-cost carrier of all time over the weekend �?" selling
round-trip flights to some U.S. cities for less than $2 �?" until the carrier
fixed a glitch in its computer system.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7547326/
H&R Block helps fewer tax customers in 2005
H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, reported Monday that it
helped fewer customers than last year during the first three months of the tax
season.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7546534/
Blockbuster escalates feud with Icahn
Blockbuster Inc. escalated a feud with leading stockholder Carl C. Icahn,
saying Monday that it would maintain its strategy of investing in an online
movie-rental service and attacking Icahn's proposal for a bigger dividend.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7547624/
Justice Dept. ends probe, Coca-Cola says
The Justice Department has abruptly ended without taking action its nearly
two-year-old criminal investigation of allegations raised in a whistleblower
lawsuit of accounting irregularities at The Coca-Cola Co., the world's biggest
soft drink maker said Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7548072/
Bank of America profit beats targets
Bank of America Corp., the nation's third-largest bank, said Monday that
first-quarter earnings rose sharply from a year ago, due to the acquisition of
FleetBoston, strong results throughout the company's businesses, lower credit
costs and gains from the sales of securities.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7544116/
3M profit rises amid higher sales
3M Co., the maker of Post-It notes and Scotch tape, said Monday that
first-quarter earnings rose 12 percent from a year ago due to sales growth,
pricing and improved operational efficiencies.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7544111/
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