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Stocks finish mixed as oil prices climb
Stocks finished Tuesday narrowly mixed, as investors digested strong profits
from PepsiCo Inc. and a sharp jump in crude oil prices as they looked ahead to
a raft of economic data and earnings reports in the coming days.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil prices surge past $60 a barrel
Crude futures briefly jumped more than $2 a barrel Tuesday after the Energy
Department raised its oil-price forecast by $6 a barrel and as traders remain
worried that summer storms in the Gulf of Mexico could curtail petroleum output.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Motorists still pumping despite record prices
Fuel prices are at record highs and, in spite of the conservation efforts of
some, motorists are pumping more than they did last year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8533441/
Judge denies new trial for Ebbers
A federal judge has denied a new trial for former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers,
paving the way for his sentencing Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8553526/
BP says huge U.S. drilling platform is tilting
Oil company BP said Monday its Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico,
the largest new oil facility planned in the Americas through 2007, was listing
an estimated 20-30 degrees following the passing of Hurricane Dennis.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8550990/
Bush adviser: Housing boom appears to be mostly market driven
The Bush administration is closely watching the housing boom, though so far the
surge appears to be driven mostly by basic market forces and not speculation
that could lead to instability, Ben Bernanke, the president's top economist,
said Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8552401/
Mortgage bankers see home-sales record in '05
The hot U.S. housing market will hit records in 2005 but begin to cool off in
2006, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Tuesday in a forecast that changed
earlier predictions of a slowdown this year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8552116/
PETA raises corporate America's ire
With a cat snoozing on her desk and clad in a rumpled "Love Animals" T-shirt,
Ingrid Newkirk hardly looks like a woman who could make corporate titans
tremble.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8553353/
EU antitrust regulators raid Intel offices
European antitrust regulators raided Intel Corp. offices Tuesday, two weeks
after rival U.S. chip-maker Advanced Micro Devices filed a lawsuit claiming
Intel used its market dominance to bully computer makers away from using AMD
chips.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8552416/
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