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Wall Street soars as crude oil prices pull back
Wall Street mounted a strong rally Tuesday, driving the Dow Jones industrial
average up 142 points, as oil prices tumbled as investors welcomed a rise in an
index of business activity in the services sector last month, which signals
economic strength.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Oil prices fall as energy facilities rebuild
Oil futures fell Tuesday as some Gulf Coast petroleum operations slowly
recovered and analysts predicted that pump prices, now averaging more than $3 a
gallon, would also begin to decline.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Housing slowdown could spell trouble
The nation's housing market may finally be nearing its peak, but that may mean
potential trouble for more recent purchasers who stretched to buy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9226461/
Small businesses come slowly back to life
Julian Fayard lost his home in Hurricane Katrina but not his business. The
31-year-old's petrol station and grocery store in Ocean Springs, Mississippi,
was badly damaged but not beyond repair.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9228047/
Readers offer answers to high gas prices
A lot of drivers these days are complaining loudly about higher gas prices. But
Answer Desk readers have a lot of ideas about what to do about the problem.
They get our vote any day.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
Holiday travel seen slower after Katrina
Labor Day traffic slowed around the country as drivers lucky to find gas
stations open paid over 30 percent more than before Hurricane Katrina disrupted
Gulf Coast refinery and pipeline operations a week ago.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9189213/
Service sector of economy grew in August
Business activity in the non-manufacturing sector of the nationâ?Ts economy
expanded in August, though many executives are concerned about rising energy
costs, according to a survey of business managers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9227635/
FAA probing problems at Northwest
Federal aviation regulators are investigating possible maintenance problems at
Northwest Airlines since mechanics went on strike on August 20, the Wall
Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9226195/
Half of damaged refineries near restarting
As half of the Gulf Coast refineries damaged by Hurricane Katrina begin to ramp
up production this week, industry experts have this message: be patient.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9226413/
Telecom damage tops $400 million
Telephone company BellSouth Corp. yesterday estimated that it would cost $400
million to $600 million to repair the damage from Hurricane Katrina and said it
could take four to six months to restore service in the hardest-hit areas of
New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9226986/
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