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Stocks finish mixed after upbeat jobs report
Stocks fluctuated Friday, finishing mixed, as oil prices topped $59 a barrel
and a better-than-expected employment report renewed concerns about rising
interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Hoping for economic 'soft landing'
The stock market has faltered a bit as the Dow Jones industrial average
approaches the 11,000 barrier, but forecasters say the economy is growing
solidly into 2006 despite some nervousness over holiday retail sales.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10298248/
Payrolls grew by 215,000 in November
Americaâ?Ts payrolls snapped out of a two-month hurricane-induced funk in
November and grew by 215,000, the most since July. The unemployment rate held
steady at 5 percent.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10294472/
Ford seen closing five plants, cutting 7,500 jobs
Ford Motor Co. is likely to close five North American plants as part of a
still-evolving restructuring plan to be announced next month, according to a
newspaper report published Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10293558/
Major cable companies raising rates
The nation's biggest cable companies are boosting their rates by single-digit
percentages, citing rising costs for programming and investment in new services.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10295748/
The Forbes Fictional 15
The wealthy have always inspired creative minds. Here are our picks of
fiction's very richest.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10287276/
Icahn's bid for Fairmont rejected
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Friday he will make a $1.19 billion bid
to take a majority stake in Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, in a move to gain
control of the luxury hotelier and force a sale.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10297189/
Bush gives rosy assessment of economy
President Bush hailed new employment figures on Friday showing that the
hurricane-stunted U.S. jobs market has rebounded. â?oThis economy is in good
shape,â? he declared.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10295858/
Greenspan again warns on trade, budget gaps
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan expressed concerns Friday that a
failure to deal with exploding budget deficits in the United States and efforts
to erect trade barriers could disrupt the global economy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10293842/
Gold hits 23-year high as funds resume buying
Gold rose to as high as $505 an ounce in Asia on Friday, its highest level
since February 1983, and looked likely to rise further as fund buying
resurfaced despite fears of year-end liquidation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10294230/
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