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Stocks tumble as oil prices surge, Fed eyed
Stock prices plunged Monday, as heightened fears of another hurricane hitting
the Gulf Coast sent oil prices racing past $67 a barrel and investors grew
anxious about the Federal Reserveâ?Ts upcoming meeting on interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Ex-Tyco executives get up to 25 years in prison
Former Tyco International CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski and finance chief Mark Swartz
have been sentenced to eight and one-third to 25 years for stealing hundreds of
millions of dollars from the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9399803/
Psychopaths may make the best traders
A team of U.S. scientists has found the emotionally impaired are more willing
to gamble for high stakes and that people with brain damage may make good
financial decisions, the Times newspaper reported Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9400914/
Oil prices surge more than $4 on storm fears
Crude-oil futures surged more than $4 â?" the biggest one-day price jump ever
â?" amid worries that Tropical Storm Rita strengthening off the Bahamas could
hit U.S. oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico later this week, striking another
blow at an industry struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5612507/
Minivans fare poorly in new crash test
Many popular minivan models fared poorly in a new test designed to see how well
the vehicles protect occuepants from neck injuries in rear-impact collisions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9392093/
Cabbies seek fare help as gas prices soar
Looking to top off his tank at the start of another shift, Frederic Valmord
eased his taxi into a West Side gas station and gingerly squeezed the pump.
Five gallons cost him $16. Valmord shook his head.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9401111/
Will Katrina burst the housing bubble?
As the scope of the damage from hurricane Katrina becomes clearer, Answer Desk
readers are wondering about the wider economic impact. Bryan in New Haven is
wondering whether the disaster's aftermath will be the final straw that bursts
the housing bubble?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403854/
OPEC mulls temporary output boost
OPEC oil ministers are considering making a one-time offer of 2 million extra
barrels a day in an effort to calm a market rattled by refinery shutdowns and
concern over supplies for the winter heating season, the cartelâ?Ts president
said Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9391813/
Firefighters fear arson in New Orleans
As floodwaters drain from battered New Orleans, firefighters fear some
residents will set fire to their ruined homes to benefit from insurance
policies that do not cover flood damage.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9397712/
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