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Stocks surge, boosted by inflation report
Wall Street rallied for a third straight session Wednesday, with the Dow Jones
industrial average posting a triple-digit gain, as Wall Street welcomed a
government report showing inflation was relatively benign in April.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Data show inflation was tamed in April
Consumer prices climbed by 0.5 percent in April, reflecting the biggest rise in
energy prices in two years, along with more expensive air fares and food costs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7896269/
WP: Administration mulls delaying Fed chief�?Ts exit
Bush administration officials are mulling whether to encourage Federal Reserve
Chairman Alan Greenspan, 79, to continue as Fed chairman for at least a few
months beyond the Jan. 31 expiration of his term, according to sources.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7889433/
Fed board member Gramlich to resign
Edward Gramlich, a member of the Federal Reserve Board since 1997, announced
Wednesday that he plans to leave the central bank this summer and return to
academia.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7897487/
Oil edges lower after U.S. supply report
Crude oil prices shed almost $2 a barrel to a three-month low on Wednesday
after government data showed U.S. crude stocks rose a larger-than-expected 4.3
million barrels, the 13th increase in 14 weeks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
GM, Toyota clean up in quality rankings
General Motors and Toyota had the top vehicles in 15 of 18 categories in a
closely watched survey of 2005 models released Wednesday by research firm J.D.
Power and Associates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7899248/
Consumers need to carefully select their movers
Consumers need to do careful research before selecting a mover, experts say,
and they shouldn't wait until the last minute or they're more likely to be the
victims of a scammer.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7819831/
Are the British going off tea?
Britons�?T long love affair with tea appears to be on the wane as they switch
to other drinks, according to research on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7897183/
Jurors urged to convict HealthSouth�?Ts Scrushy
Prosecutors urged jurors Wednesday to convict former HealthSouth Corp. CEO
Richard Scrushy in a $2.7 billion fraud, claiming he pulled off the huge crime
with the stroke of a pen by signing financial statements he knew were false.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7898257/
In a library near you: Stacks of DVDs
Libraries nationwide are competing with video stores, loaning out and investing
more money in DVDs and videos. A few are even starting to charge borrowers too,
to cover the costs of buying new releases.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7887461/
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