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Stocks end higher after Fedâ?Ts economic report
Stocks shook off an early funk and pushed higher late Wednesday after the
Federal Reserve suggested that the economy has rebounded from its spring soft
patch.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
New-home sales hit record in June
Sales of new U.S. homes jumped 4.0 percent in June, exceeding expectations and
striking a record high as median sales prices declined for the second month in
a row, a government report showed on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8726461/
Business activity expands in June, July
U.S. business activity continued to grow in June and early July, and overall
price pressures eased or were flat in most places despite rises in energy and
building costs, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8728559/
GM to end its employee-discount program
General Motors Corp. is about to pull the plug on a wildly popular discount
program under which GM dealers have been selling new cars and trucks to the
general public at the same low prices the automakerâ?Ts employees pay.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8723142/
Gluten-free market goes mainstream
For about 2 million Americans, the bread basket used to be filled with a
tasteless, brick-like loaf that crumbled when sliced.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8729169/
NASCAR revs up effort to bring racing to Wash.
International Speedway Corp. has intensified its courting of Washington state
lawmakers as it gears up for a second attempt to build a NASCAR racetrack in
the state.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8728849/
Porsche gives green light to four-door coupe
Porsche will invest some 1 billion euros ($1.21 billion) to develop a new
four-door, four-seat â?oPanameraâ? sports coupe with a sales target of at
least 20,000 units a year from 2009, it said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8729042/
Hey Denver singles â?" you have it made!
The unattached in America's best city for singles have no idea how good they
have it.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8714681/
Amazon.com profit slumps 32 percent
Amazon.com Inc.â?Ts shares surged Wednesday after the Internet retailer
reported brisk sales and a jump in operating profit for the latest quarter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8716230/
Boeing reports profit decline, raises outlook
Boeing Co. reported a 7 percent drop in second-quarter profits Wednesday, but
the aerospace firm still beat Wall Streetâ?Ts expectations and boosted its
earnings outlook for the year due to expected strength in its core commercial
airplane and defense units.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8725070/
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