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Stocks seesaw as oil prices rise
The summer doldrums settled into Wall Street Monday as the rising price of oil
wiped out a moderate early advance and left stocks fluctuating in a narrow
range. News of several major acquisitions carried some stocks higher.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Whirlpool to buy Maytag in $2.7 billion deal
Whirlpool Corp. and Maytag Corp. on Monday said they have signed a definitive
agreement under which Maytag will be acquired by its larger rival for $2.7
billion in cash, stock and debt, a deal that would create the worldâ?Ts largest
appliance maker.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9042011/
Maytag picks up the phone
Maytagâ?Ts fading reputation for quality is one reason the financially
struggling company has been driven into the arms of a waiting suitor.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8915857/
Rising fuel costs pinch school districts
School districts are facing another financial strain this year â?" rising fuel
costs. But transportation pains arenâ?Tt the only energy problem for school
districts.  Rising oil prices are affecting everything from paper to school
construction.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9042729/
Aren't there alternatives to oil?
The relentless rise of gasoline prices has readers asking about a variety of
solutions to the problem -- including alternative energy sources.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Home prices push more buyers to 40-year loans
Sky-high prices are not preventing cash-strapped consumers from getting the
house of their dreams now that lenders are letting them drag out the term of
their mortgages to 40 years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9042826/
Northwest keeps flying as strike enters 3rd day
All but a handful of Northwest Airlines flights were leaving on time from its
hub here early Monday, a day which could bring the most serious test so far of
the ability of the nationâ?Ts fourth biggest airline to cope with a mechanics
strike.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9001752/
Northwest Airlines' success a blow for labor
Northwest Airlines Corp.'s success in keeping its planes flying even after its
mechanics walked off the job early Saturday could embolden other companies to
play hardball with their unions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9043611/
WP: China kickbacks create trouble for U.S. firms
The lure of China profits combined with pervasive local corruption is tempting
foreign companies and managers and bringing them into conflict with U.S.
anti-bribery laws.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9034399/
Higher gas prices finally curb demand
California gasoline sales leveled off early this year, probably because people
drove less to save money as gas prices shot up.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9038295/
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