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Stocks end mixed as economic worry grows
Stocks closed Thursdayâ?Ts seesaw session mixed amid growing economic concerns,
as investors weighed troublesome consumer spending patterns and slower growth
in the manufacturing sector. A surprisingly strong August for the nationâ?Ts
retailers mitigated the dayâ?Ts losses.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Retail gas prices jump, deliveries falter
"Out of Gas" signs and yellow caution tape were draped across pumps that were
out of gas in parts of the United States early Thursday after many retailers
were overrun by panicked motorists looking to top off their tanks as prices
soared past $3 per gallon and reports of shortages spread.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8533441/
Gasoline futures surge on refinery fears
Gasoline supplies tightened Thursday in markets that depend on shipments from
Gulf Coast refiners and pipelines, and motorists increasingly faced pump prices
well in excess of $3 a gallon.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Mortgage rates decline for third straight week
Rates on 30-year mortgages declined for a third consecutive week to a
nationwide average of 5.71 percent, mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported
Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Employee-priced car incentives lose appeal
Despite the Big Three automakers' attempts to lure car buyers in with
attractive employee-discount offers, domestic vehicle sales were flat â?" or
lower â?" in August as the incentives lost their appeal with consumers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9158411/
Bush says Katrina's impact will be temporary
Hurricane Katrina will represent a temporary setback for the U.S. economy and
the energy sector, President Bush said after he met Thursday with his economic
team and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9158230/
Firms hit by hurricane struggle with paychecks
Companies hit by major destruction and lost business also are grappling with
how generous they can afford to be to employees who have lost both homes and
work because of Hurricane Katrina.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9156651/
U.S. home prices rose 13 percent over year
Average U.S. home prices climbed 13.43 percent over 12 months to June 30 and
show no sign of hitting a peak, the U.S. Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9157590/
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