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Stocks finish higher amid rising oil prices
Stocks closed Wednesday�?Ts seesaw session slightly higher amid rising crude
oil prices, disappointing inventory data from the Energy Department and an
upbeat report on consumer inflation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil prices rally despite OPEC output hike
OPEC agreed Wednesday to increase its production quota by half a million
barrels a day in an effort to cool high crude oil costs that have dampened the
global economy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8225739/
Can Saudi Arabia keep its oil promises?
A veteran oil industry investment banker� is raising questions about Saudi
Arabia's pledge to meet growing oil demands, arguing that the kingdom's aging
oil fields won't be able to sustain the higher levels of production needed to
satisfy the world's growing thirst for crude.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8217587/
The best pickups of 2005
For now, at least, Americans' love affair with the pickup truck continues.
Despite rising gas prices and news of falling sales from Detroit, pickups
occupy a special place in our collective heart because of their utility and
their iconic status as symbols of rugged individualism.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8229890/
Economy growing at moderate pace
Economic activity expanded at a decent pace in the last two months, although
improvements in some parts of the country and in some business sectors appeared
spotty.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8231291/
Mortgage applications jump as refis surge
Applications for U.S. home mortgages increased last week, boosted by record
setting purchasing and surging refinancing activity even as mortgage rates
rose, an industry group said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8232006/
Bristol-Myers reaches $300 million settlement
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. agreed to pay $300 million in a deal to defer federal
prosecution of a conspiracy charge stemming from an accounting scandal, the
company said Wednesday. Two of its former executives also were indicted in
connection with the same scandal.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8232237/
Chiron warns it will make fewer flu vaccines
Chiron Corp. on Wednesday warned it will not produce as many flu vaccines as
previously announced because of production delays and manufacturing issues. It
slashed its 2005 outlook to reflect the shortfall, and its stock price sank.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8228513/
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