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Stocks edge higher amid housing report
Stocks finished Thursday little changed, amid new housing data and signs that
General Motors Corp. might have to fight the United Auto Workers to trim health
costs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Wal-Mart takes aim at Target
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has gained a reputation for leaving opponents
limping into bankruptcy court, is taking on Target Corp. in a fight that it
just might lose.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8244689/
Scrushy deliberations delayed by an ill juror
A juror in the fraud trial of fired HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy
called in sick Thursday, forcing a postponement of a 16th day of deliberations.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8243314/
Japan railroad, hotel magnate pleads guilty
Railroad and hotel tycoon Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, once listed by Forbes as the
richest man in the world, pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of insider trading
and falsifying financial records at the opening of his trial.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8239755/
Booming India buoys Airbus
Dramatic growth in Indian air travel dominated the Paris Air Show for the
second day running Thursday as a hefty Airbus order from low-cost startup
IndiGo lifted the tally of Indian deals to $13 billion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8241020/
McDonald's to roll out line of bikes, boards
As part of its effort to get on the fitness bandwagon, McDonaldâ?Ts Corp. will
begin selling skateboards and bikes bearing the fast-food companyâ?Ts brand.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8245816/
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/
Oil market ignores OPEC output hike
Oil markets on Thursday brushed aside OPECâ?Ts decision to increase its output
quota as a larger-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories escalated
fears of insufficient supplies.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
New home construction growth continues
Construction of new homes rose 0.2 percent in May as the housing market
continued its boom in response to low mortgage rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8241936/
Pfizer to acquire Vicuron for $1.9 billion
Pfizer Inc., the worldâ?Ts biggest drug maker, agreed on Thursday to acquire
Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development of new anti-infection medicines, for $1.9 billion in cash, the
companies announced.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8240807/
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