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Wall Street slumps despite upbeat growth data
Nervous investors left stock prices mostly lower Wednesday, as strong growth in
the nationâ?Ts gross domestic product renewed fears that the Federal Reserve
would continue raising interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Economic growth in third-quarter revised up
The U.S. economy grew at a lively 4.3 percent pace in the third quarter, the
best showing in more than a year. The performance offered fresh testimony that
the countryâ?Ts overall economic health managed to improve despite the
destructive force of Gulf Coast hurricanes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10263763/
Economic activity up through mid-November
U.S. economic activity increased across the country through mid-November, but
housing markets have cooled and higher energy costs raised worries about
inflation and consumer spending, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10267166/
BlackBerry shutdown closer after ruling
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. was pushed closer to a possible
shutdown of its popular U.S. mobile e-mail service after a judge refused to
delay a patent infringement case.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10265694/
Scrushy gets a break in his civil trial
The judge in the government's civil lawsuit over the huge earnings
overstatement at HealthSouth Corp. threw out fraud claims against fired CEO
Richard Scrushy, who was previously acquitted on criminal charges in the scheme.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10267676/
British Airways to cut about 600 jobs
British Airways PLC will cut its management force by 35 percent, or about 600
jobs, by 2008 in a cost-reduction drive, the airline said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10263115/
College freshmen face a major dilemma
Ask young children what they want to be when they grow up; the answer will
change three times before dinner. Ask them when theyâ?Tre 18 and the answer
wonâ?Tt be any more decisive. It's hard watching children struggle to find
their lifeâ?Ts path; it can also be costly. By Gayle B. Ronan.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10154383/
E-tailers clean up on Cyber Monday
Free shipping and enticing discounts appeared to have paid off for online
merchants, who enjoyed a robust Monday, the official start of the holiday
shopping season for electronic retailers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10263461/
Jaguar mulls recovery plan to boost fortunes
Ford Motor Co.â?Ts Jaguar unit said Wednesday it may consider selling its
historic Browns Lane plant near Coventry, England, as part of a recovery plan
aimed at boosting its sagging fortunes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10264419/
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