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Stocks weighed down by gloomy earnings
Stocks finished Mondayâ?Ts choppy session lower, as oil prices rallied and
traders weighed lackluster earnings from Xerox Corp. against a surge in housing
prices.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Teamsters, SEIU split from AFL-CIO
The Teamsters and a major service employees union on Monday bolted from the
AFL-CIO, a move that the federationâ?Ts president condemned as a â?ogrievous
insultâ? to working people.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8682415/
Existing home sales set record in June
Sales of existing homes set a new record in July with home prices shooting up
at the fastest pace in nearly 25 years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8700218/
American Express earnings hit new record
American Express Co. said Monday its earnings rose 16 percent last quarter to a
new record, helped by strong spending by its growing card member customer base.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8702490/
Sony BMG Music settles Spitzer's probe
Sony BMG Music Entertainment agreed Monday to pay $10 million and to stop
paying radio station employees to feature its artists to settle an
investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8700936/
Generic drug maker Teva to acquire Ivax
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. on Monday confirmed it is in advanced talks
for a â?opossible transactionâ? with Ivax Corp.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8698552/
How do I find a good stock broker?
This week, Rowene in Oklahoma thinks it's time to dump her broker and find a
new one -- but she's not sure how to go about it. In Ohio, Roger is trying to
find out just how much the average American pays in federal state and local
taxes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
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