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Stocks boosted by improved GDP data
Stocks closed Thursday with solid gains and at a two-month high, as encouraging
gross domestic product growth eased investors�?T concerns about the health of
the economic expansion and helped the markets overcome rising oil prices.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Economy grew more briskly than expected
The U.S. economy grew more vigorously in the first quarter than first thought,
expanding at a 3.5 percent annual rate, the government said on Thursday in a
report showing fewer imports of goods and services than estimated a month ago.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7989783/
30-year rates drop for 7th time in 8 weeks
Rates on 30-year mortgages declined for the seventh time in the past eight
weeks, a downward trend that has helped push sales of both new and existing
homes to record levels.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Spitzer sues AIG, former CEO Greenberg
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday filed a civil suit against
American International Group Inc., accusing the nation�?Ts largest insurance
company and its former chief executive officer of using �?odeception and
fraud�?� to boost the company�?Ts stock price.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7994428/
Scrushy jury in 6th day of deliberations
A judge told the jury Thursday it could move on and deliberate other charges
against fired HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy after a juror indicated a
deadlock on a key conspiracy count in the fraud trial.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7910967/
Boomers must think about retirement spending
Most Americans focus on saving for retirement during their working years and
don't think much about how they're going to spend their nest eggs in retirement.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7981810/
Snow: China must change currency policy
The Bush administration said Thursday that China should �?omove without
delay�?� to change currency practices that American manufacturers blame for
soaring trade deficits and the loss of U.S. jobs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7992523/
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