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Bullish jobs report weighs on Wall Street
Stocks and bonds fell Friday after the Labor Department reported surprisingly
strong gains in jobs and wages. Investors feared that a more robust labor
market and higher wages could spark inflation and lead to more interest rate
hikes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Economy shows strength; forecasters see risks
Despite Fridayâ?Ts strong employment report and other data showing a strong
economy, skeptical Wall Street types still find plenty to worry about, from
rising interest rates to the prospect of a suddenly collapsing housing bubble.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8839539/
U.S. payrolls recorded strong gains in July
Employers expanded their payrolls by 207,000 in July, the most in five months,
while unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent, the government reported
Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8837409/
Oil prices settle at new high
Crude oil prices settled at a new high above $62 a barrel on Friday, rallying
late in the day on concerns about refinery snags and following the release of a
positive U.S. jobs report.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Tutoring market makes the grade
To help give their children a competitive edge in the classroom and in the
college admissions game, more parents are pouring money into the tutoring
market, fueling a double-digit growth in the business.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8818220/
Ex-WorldCom exec sentenced to prison
Betty Vinson, a former mid-level accounting manager at WorldCom Inc., was
sentenced on Friday to five months in prison for participating in the $11
billion fraud at the telecommunications company that triggered its bankruptcy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8838392/
Baidu.com shares soar in U.S. debut
Shares of China's largest Web search company, Baidu.com Inc., more than
quadrupled in value in their U.S. market debut on Friday in the most
spectacular market entry in five years, overshadowing world search leader
Google Inc.'s float last year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8840916/
â?~Dukesâ?T flick jump-starts Chargerâ?Ts popularity
The 1969 Dodge Charger, also known as the â?oGeneral Lee,â? will burst onto
the silver screen this weekend after a 20-year hiatus. How does it compare
with the 2006 model? By Roland Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8813484/
U.S. probing alleged DaimlerChrysler bribes
DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it is cooperating with the U.S. Justice
Department, which is investigating claims that the companyâ?Ts Mercedes Car
Group may have paid bribes to foreign officials and that senior executives were
aware of it.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8837116/
Amazon may get into online music
The digital-music field may soon be getting a bit more crowded. Internet
retailer Amazon.com reportedly is moving toward offering a digital-music
service, putting it into competition with the likes of Apple Computer, Napster
and RealNetworks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8838880/
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