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Stocks lower after downbeat GDP data
Stocks fell sharply Thursday despite robust earnings from big industrial
companies as first-quarter economic growth came in below expectations, raising
yet more questions about the strength of the economy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Microsoft posts sharply higher profit
Microsoft Corp. posted a higher quarterly profit and sales on
better-than-expected demand for personal computers as well as strong sales of
its server software and Xbox game consoles, the world�?Ts largest software
maker said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7670209/
Wait for Las Vegas' newest casino is over
Gambling impresario Steve Wynn has finally delivered. His $2.7 billion Wynn Las
Vegas debuted early Thursday morning to hundreds of eager people clamoring to
get the first glimpse of this city�?Ts newest attraction.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7658858/
Economy grows at slowest pace in two years
Buffeted by rising energy prices and weakened consumer and business spending,
the economy grew at an annual rate of just 3.1 percent in the first quarter,
the slowest pace of expansion in two years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7665920/
Mortgage rates drop for 4th straight week
Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a fourth consecutive week as more evidence
of an economic slowdown eased concerns among bond investors about inflation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Work-related accidents kill 2 million a year
Work-related accidents and illness kill more than two million people a year and
are rising in some developing countries including China and Brazil, the
International Labor Organization (ILO) said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7667459/
Kerkorian appeals DaimlerChrysler ruling
Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Thursday appealed a federal judge's
rejection of his claims that he was defrauded in the 1998 merger of DaimlerBenz
and Chrysler Corp.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7668789/
Tyson Foods to pay $1.5 million fine
Tyson Foods Inc. agreed Thursday to pay a $1.5 million civil fine to settle
federal regulators' charges that it failed to fully disclose lavish perks
provided to former chairman Don Tyson, including $38,000 in oriental rugs and
antiques, and the use of houses in England and Mexico.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7669650/
Former Charter official implicates Paul Allen
A former Charter Communications Inc. executive sentenced last week to probation
in a plot to dupe investors through fraudulent cable television disconnect
practices said in a court document that Charter Chairman Paul Allen was aware
of the scheme.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7668808/
Spitzer probes claims of race bias at banks
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is questioning some of the nation�?Ts
biggest banks in an investigation of potential discriminatory practices in
setting mortgage rates and fees.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7667799/
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