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Stocks end higher after sluggish jobs report
Stocks finished Friday with modest gains and higher for the week, having
struggled for most of the session as Wall Street mulled lackluster employment
data and the economyâ?Ts health amid heightened concerns about growth and
inflation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Employment grew weakly in October
The economy added just 56,000 jobs in October, the government said Friday in a
report that reflected sluggish hiring even beyond areas directly affected by
hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9922542/
Coca-Cola extracting Vanilla Coke in U.S.
Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest soft drink maker, said Friday it will phase
out its Vanilla Coke and Vanilla Diet Coke beverages in the United States by
end of this year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9925169/
Is Wal-Mart good or bad? It's still a mystery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. lowers consumer costs and adds jobs but has also led to a
decline in wages and an increase in the number of people relying on government
aid for health care, studies released on Friday show.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9925824/
Color makes comeback in automotive business
Thanks in part to new car paint technologies, automotive designers are becoming
more adventurous, introducing bolder and more dramatic shades for their cars.
By Roland Jones
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9884612/
GM sweetens cash rebates
General Motors Corp. is offering additional cash rebates on all 2005 vehicles
sold on the U.S. market except the Hummer H1, in an effort to rid itself of
year-end inventory, the company said on Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9924536/
Group to form association for Wal-Mart staff
A leading critic of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will announce today the creation of a
national association that will advise past and present Wal-Mart workers of
their rights and help them to file complaints.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9922109/
Toyota's profit rises on global sales
Toyota Motor Corp.'s profit rose 2 percent in the July-September quarter,
lifted by growing sales around the world â?" in sharp contrast with the dismal
results at U.S. counterparts General Motors and Ford.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9922145/
Northwest Airlines pilots agree to pay cut
Leaders of the union for Northwest Airlines pilots endorsed a temporary
contract that would cut the pilots' hourly pay rates by 23.9 percent, a move
they say will give them time to negotiate a long-term contract.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9922149/
Airbus delays superjumbo Asia tour
European planemaker Airbus said on Friday it had delayed a tour of Asia by its
A380 superjumbo because supplier Rolls-Royce is replacing two of its four
engines before the trip.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9922364/
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