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Stocks struggle higher despite oil rise
Stocks struggled to a higher close Friday, as a tepid earnings report from
Microsoft Corp. and a sharp rise in oil prices created fresh worries for
investors.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Kimberly-Clark plans 6,000 job cuts
Kimberly-Clark Corp., the maker of Kleenex tissues and Huggies diapers, said
Friday it plans to cut about 6,000 jobs and sell or close up to 20
manufacturing plants, while boosting spending on certain core product lines and
emerging markets during the next three and a half years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8664373/
Ten cars with the best residual values
BMW badges should be gold-plated. The luxurious, sporty German cars they adorn
keep their value better than any other vehicles.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8645827/
Farm workers join group of AFL-CIO dissidents
The small farm workers' union founded by labor hero Cesar Chavez is joining a
coalition of labor groups demanding changes in the AFL-CIO, another blow to the
struggling 50-year-old federation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8670302/
Driving test: FedEx faces labor problems
FedEx Corp.'s trucking division, FedEx Ground, is embroiled in a growing labor
fight that could raise operating costs by millions and lead to an overhaul of
its work force.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8667952/
Skateboarder 'branded' by manhole cover sues
A woman who was branded with letters from the Consolidated Edison logo when she
fell off a skateboard onto a searing hot manhole cover in Manhattan last year
filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking unspecified damages from the utility.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8666753/
MG Rover sold to Chinese automaker
Administrators for MG Rover Group Ltd. said Friday that the collapsed British
automaker has been bought by Chinese carmaker Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corp.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8669526/
Ford contemplates cutting more salaried staff
After a disappointing performance in the first half of the year, Ford Motor Co.
is considering cutting more salaried workers, a company spokesman said Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8667637/
Starwood buys Taittinger for $1.4 billion
U.S. firm Starwood Capital is buying majority stakes in the French companies
behind Taittinger champagne and the palatial Paris hotel Le Crillon and is
looking to sell the champagne business, it said on Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8664384/
China signals bigger yuan rise unlikely
China signaled on Friday it was opposed to a bigger rise in the yuan as markets
bet that Beijing's 2.1 percent revaluation would be just the first stage in a
long upward march for the currency.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8666401/
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