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Stocks move up despite oil-price rebound
Stocks ended Monday's session higher after crude oil prices rallied higher and
anticipation of the Federal Reserve�?Ts upcoming meeting prompted investors to
pull money out of the market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7699489/
Qwest bows out of bidding war for MCI
Qwest dropped out of the bidding war for MCI Inc. on Monday after MCI agreed to
another new deal with Verizon, rejecting a higher-priced bid from Qwest for the
fourth time.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7700157/
Manufacturing expands; construction spending soars
The manufacturing sector expanded in April for the 23rd consecutive month, but
at a slower pace than in March.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7708769/
Study: Stay-at-home moms deserve high pay
The old adage that "a mother's work is never done" remains as true now as ever.
Today's stay-at-home moms are learning what their predecessors always knew �?"
they'd be making a lot of money doing their job outside the home.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7709166/
Vegas knows how to turn luck into cash
Like many American cities, Las Vegas began as an accident of nature. But in the
100 years since the its official founding, the city�?Ts economic vitality has
been entirely man-made, fueled by a series of entrepreneurs who were as quick
to tear up the city�?Ts business plan and start over. By MSNBC.com's John W.
Schoen.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7700346/
Oil prices back above $50 a barrel
Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Monday, reversing course from last
week, when prices declined by more than 10 percent due to rising U.S. supplies
and slower economic growth.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Warren Buffett fields queries on probes
Billionaire Warren Buffett played the ukulele, told jokes and answered tough
questions about investigations into some of his insurance companies as about
20,000 people gathered for the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7670056/
Morgan Stanley board again backs Purcell
Morgan Stanley's board on Sunday affirmed its support for Chief Executive
Philip Purcell while making it easier to have him removed, but opponents
demanding his ouster said they were not satisfied.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7706695/
Neiman Marcus sold for $5.1 billion
Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus are negotiating to purchase the Neiman
Marcus Group Inc., which includes a chain of 37 luxury department stores, for
about $5 billion, according to published reports.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7706677/
Grab-and-go veggie snacks lure kids
Produce companies are putting freshly sliced fruit into fun packages for kids
and packaging carrot and celery sticks to fit in a car cup-holder. Some on the
new lines are on display at the Food Marketing Institute show, the supermarket
industry�?Ts annual convention.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7710091/
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