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Stocks end mixed amid higher oil, earnings
Stocks finished Tuesdayâ?Ts seesaw session narrowly mixed, as investors weighed
slightly higher oil prices against strong earnings from companies like Verizon
Communications Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Consumer confidence falls unexpectedly
Consumer confidence dropped unexpectedly in July, breaking a three-month
winning streak, a private research group said Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8712803/
Some businesses prospering in heat
The central United States is known for its hot, steamy summers, but this
yearâ?Ts weather has been brutal even by Midwestern standards. Yet among
those left crabby by the heat, some business owners are quite content.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8715399/
WP: U.S. reliance on foreign oil growing
Despite repeated calls by President Bush and members of Congress to decrease
U.S. dependence on oil imports, a major energy bill that appears headed for
passage this week would do nothing to reduce the country's need for foreign
oil, according to analysts and interest groups.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8705656/
States lure movie industry with tax breaks
As more film productions jump to Canada and other low-cost countries, states
are increasingly luring movie companies in with attractive tax incentives.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8645110/
TV Guide relaunching as larger magazine
TV Guide is slashing the circulation it guarantees advertisers by about
two-thirds and relaunching itself as a large format magazine with far fewer TV
listings and more emphasis on lifestyle and entertainment, the magazine
announced Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8710939/
DaimlerChrysler settles discrimination suit
DaimlerChrysler has agreed to settle a lawsuit in which its U.S. finance arm
stood accused of discriminating against African Americans and Hispanics by
charging them more for car loans, according to federal court documents.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8716019/
Wireless helps boost Verizon profit
Verizon Communications Inc.'s second quarter profit rose 19 percent, boosted by
the sale of the huge telephone company's operations in Hawaii and another
powerful showing for Verizon Wireless.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8711541/
Lockheed Martin profit leaps 56 percent
Lockheed Martin Corp., the nation's biggest defense contractor, on Tuesday
reported its fiscal second-quarter profit rose 56 percent, which it credited to
robust growth across most of its businesses, led by the systems and information
technology group.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8711969/
BP's 2nd-quarter earnings surge
BP Group PLC, one of the world's largest oil companies, announced Tuesday that
quarterly profits rose 29 percent on the strength of world oil prices, but said
it was taking a $700 million charge to settle claims from a refinery explosion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8711081/
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