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Stocks close a seesaw session flat as oil retreats
Stocks struggled to mount a modest rally Thursday, finishing mostly flat, as
oil prices fell substantially, helping investors try to overcome a sharp jump
in import prices that could foreshadow rising inflation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Mortgage rates top 6 percent
Rates on 30-year mortgages rose for a fifth consecutive week, topping 6 percent
for the first time since March as financial markets continued to worry about
inflation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Prius cars may have stalling problem
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will notify about 75,000 Prius owners in
the United States about a potential software glitch that may cause the popular
hybrid cars to suddenly stall or shut down.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9686049/
Deltaâ?Ts Comair plans to cut up to 1,000 jobs
Comair, a regional airline subsidiary of Delta Air Lines Inc., said Thursday it
will eliminate up to 650 more jobs as it cuts its work force by as much as 14
percent in a broader bid to save up to $70 million a year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9684437/
Samsung to pay $300 million for price fixing
Samsung will plead guilty to price fixing and pay a $300 million fine, federal
officials announced Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9685907/
Refco subsidiary freezes customer accounts
Refco Inc. said Thursday it will freeze customers' accounts in one of its
unregulated subsidiaries for 15 days because the unit may not have enough cash
on hand to operate normally.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9687354/
Time Warner boss calls AOL stake sale 'rumor'
Time Warner Inc.â?Ts chief executive said on Thursday that news of a possible
sale of a stake in its America Online (AOL) unit to Google Inc. and Comcast
Corp. was â?omarket rumor.â?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9686958/
Online travel agencies look abroad for growth
U.S. online travel agencies like Expedia and Orbitz are increasingly setting
their sights overseas, especially in Europe where vacations are longer, as U.S.
demand rises more slowly.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9687608/
Heating bills will rise, but supply will keep up
World consumers may have to cough up more cash to cover heating bills this
winter, but there will be no shortage of fuel to fire up their boilers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9685720/
Planning can cut holiday shopping angst
It's not too early to start thinking about a holiday spending strategy, not
only to hold down debt but also to reduce the stress that comes with putting
things off to the last minute.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9679165/
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