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Tech sector troubles drag Wall Street lower
Troubles in the technology sector pushed stocks lower Wednesday, with Apple
Computer Inc. and a downgrade of Intel Corp. leading the market downward.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Google, Comcast seeking minority AOL stake
Google Inc and Comcast Corp. are in â?oserious discussionsâ? to buy a minority
stake in Time Warnerâ?Ts America Online, a source familiar with the matter said
on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9676217/
Get set for budget-busting winter heating bills
Winter heating bills will be a third to a half higher for most families across
the country, with the sharpest increases expected for those who heat with
natural gas, the Energy Department forecast Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9672445/
Ex-Refco CEO charged with securities fraud
The former chief executive of Refco Inc., one of the worldâ?Ts biggest
commodities brokerages, has been charged with securities fraud, according to
court papers issued Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9673468/
Dark horse successor to Greenspan?
With just over three months left in Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's
18-year term, a growing number of analysts believe President Bush might
nominate a surprise dark-horse candidate.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9663927/
Rivals match JetBlue on N.Y.-Boston fares
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc. have cut New York-to-Boston fares
after JetBlue Airways Corp. entered the market, in a sign of how discount
carriers are squeezing traditional rivals.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9675183/
Martha Stewart to build houses with KB Home
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. and KB Home, one of the nationâ?Ts
largest home builders, are teaming up to build a line of new houses in North
Carolina that the domestic queen will design, the companies said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9671264/
Bridgestone in $240 million Ford settlement
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire has agreed to pay $240 million to
Ford Motor Co. to settle claims related to the tiremakerâ?Ts 2000 recall of
defective tires, Bridgestone Firestone said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9672183/
Mortgage applications fall for third week in row
U.S. mortgage applications fell for a third consecutive week as interest rates
on 30-year home loans climbed to their highest levels since late March, an
industry trade group said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9670892/
A flood of complaints about FEMA grants
A month after hurricane Katrina hit, FEMA cut off its â?oexpedited
assistanceâ? program, saying it had done its job. Hundreds of people who have
sent emails to MSNBC.com disagree.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9655113/
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