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Stocks end mixed as investors look to the Fed
Stocks closed Thursdayâ?Ts seesaw session narrowly mixed, as investors wondered
whether a welter of weak economic data would end the Federal Reserveâ?Ts
year-long streak of interest rate hikes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
30-year rates rise for first time in five weeks
Rates on 30-year mortgages rose for the first time in five weeks as investors
awaited word from next weekâ?Ts meeting of the Federal Reserve on the future
direction of mortgage rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Delta, Northwest file for bankruptcy protection
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines, the third- and fourth-largest U.S.
air carriers, both declared bankruptcy on Wednesday as the industryâ?Ts
struggle with soaring oil prices and low-cost competition came to a dramatic
head.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9317550/
Tips for flying on bankrupt airlines
With three of the nationâ?Ts 10 biggest air carriers already in bankruptcy, the
impact so far has been surprisingly light for travelers. Here is what to look
for.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9343327/
8 in 10 say SUV drivers need to trade in guzzlers
Eight in 10 people say it's important for Americans now driving sport utility
vehicles to switch to more fuel-efficient vehicles to reduce the nation's
dependence on oil, a poll found.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9356656/
Biofuels may be hazardous to your carâ?Ts health
Frustrated with pumping gasoline that costs well over $3 a gallon, a collection
of cheaper biofuels are tempting U.S. drivers. But experts warn they may lead
to long-term damage to a vehicleâ?Ts engine if not properly maintained.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9340969/
Katrina forces more Americans out of work
A total of 68,000 Americans lost their jobs due to Hurricane Katrina and filed
for unemployment benefits last week, shoving these applications up by the
largest amount in nearly a decade.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9352428/
Newell Rubbermaid cuts 5,000 jobs, factories
Newell Rubbermaid Inc., maker of plastic products for the home and office, on
Thursday announced a three-year plan to streamline manufacturing and cut
overhead, including laying off 5,000 workers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9352728/
Spitzer: Eight ex-insurance executives indicted
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Thursday announced that a grand jury
has indicted eight former insurance executives on felonies involving bid
rigging that cost corporate customers millions of dollars.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9354301/
Katrina clarifies financial disparities
Hurricane Katrina has brought into focus the financial plight of many blacks
along the Gulf Coast as well as illustrating the differences in how minorities
and whites use and are treated by banks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9352308/
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