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Stocks close lower after oil prices hit record
Stocks finished Monday lower, as the price of oil hit record highs after the
U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia said it would be closed for two days due to
security threats.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil prices soar to record high
Oil prices jumped to a new high Monday, reflecting market fears about strong
demand, tight supplies andthreats to output around the world.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Deluged with credit card mail? Help is on the way
Daniel Solove wanted to do an experiment. So he started saving credit card
applications he received in the mail. After 10 months, he  had gathered 69
pieces of junk mail -- 20 alone from Capital One.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8827007/
More ideas on saving for college
Our story last week on saving for college drew a number of questions and
suggestions from readers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Whirlpool boosts offer to buy Maytag
Whirlpool Corp. offered to buy fellow appliance maker Maytag Corp. for $1.62
billion in cash and stock on Monday, plus assumed debt, offering a 43 percent
premium to a rival bid by investment firm Triton Acquisition Holding Co.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8870547/
Cisco mulls buying Nokia
Cisco Systems Inc. is considering buying the world's top mobile handset maker
Nokia in a bid to gain its wireless infrastructure technology, the Business
newspaper reported on Sunday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8868706/
Apple's iTunes Japan store hits 1 million songs
In just four days, 1 million songs have been downloaded at Appleâ?Ts new iTunes
Music Store in Japan, the fastest pace for the serviceâ?Ts launch in any of the
20 nations itâ?Ts now available, including the U.S., a senior executive said
Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8866327/
Beware of these business scams
Our legal expert shares two new -- and ingenious -- scams every business owner
should know about.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8871701/
E-Trade agrees to buy rival HarrisDirect
Online brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. said Monday that it agreed to acquire
rival HarrisDirect in a $700 million deal as the online brokerage industry
consolidates amid fierce price competition brought on by declining customer
activity.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8870550/
Kerr-McGee sells North Sea oil and gas assets
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said Monday it is buying the
majority of Kerr-McGee Corp.'s North Sea oil assets for $2.95 billion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8868662/
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