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Ex-HealthSouth CEO found not guilty
Jurors acquitted HealthSouth Corp. founder Richard Scrushy on Tuesday of all
charges in a surprise setback for federal prosecutors who had scored victories
over a string of big-name CEOs accused of fraud.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8293846/
Anti-fraud law fails first court test
The acquittal of HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy Tuesday represents a
high-profile failure for the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the comprehensive set of rules
established by Congress three years ago in response to a wave of corporate
scandal.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8147816/
Stocks rally as oil drops below $60 level
Wall Street mounted a strong rally Tuesday, with the Dow Jones industrial
average seeing its first positive close in seven sessions, as investors
welcomed a drop in crude oil prices from record highs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Energy package offers little immediate relief
After four years of and two rounds of effort that failed to produce a law, the
Senate has approved a sweeping energy bill designed to boost domestic
production of oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and alternative energy sources.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8380140/
Son of Wal-Mart founder killed in plane crash
John Walton, the son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and a member of the
companyâ?Ts board, died Monday in a plane crash in Wyoming.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8381553/
Woman sues Applebee's over finger in salad
A Louisiana woman has sued restaurant company Applebeeâ?Ts International Inc.,
charging that she found a severed fingertip in her salad.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8391797/
Hybrid, diesel sales seen doubling
U.S. sales of hybrid and diesel vehicles will likely more than double in the
next seven years, cornering up to 11 percent of the market on the back of
rising gasoline prices, industry researchers predicted in a study released
Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8390416/
Consumer confidence rises again
Consumer confidence rose to higher-than-expected levels in the United States in
June for its second straight big monthly advance, a private research group said
Tuesday. The gain showed consumer confidence is at a three-year high.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8388631/
Prosecutors want Ebbers jailed for life
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to impose what amounts to a life
sentence for former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, convicted earlier this year in
the company's $11 billion accounting fraud.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8389278/
Snow: No short-term fix for gas prices
Treasury Secretary John Snow said there's little the government can do to offer
immediate relief from record-high oil prices, but predicted the market will
adapt and endorsed nuclear power as an alternative.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8386182/
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