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Doubts about recent rally drag stocks lower
Stocks sank in listless trading Wednesday, as investors found little reason to
extend a year-end buying spree.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Fixing Ford will take more than cutbacks
With SUV sales tanking, market share shrinking and losses mounting, Ford has
decided it needs to get smaller. But with car buyers steering away from
gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs, cutting production alone won't fix Ford's
problem. By John W. Schoen
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10366219/
Housing slowdown could claim 800,000 jobs
A sustained decline will hit the U.S. housing market next year, costing the
nation as many as 800,000 jobs, according to a new economic report released
Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10364485/
Coca-Cola offering coffee-infused 'Blak' drink
Coca-Cola Co., the worldâ?Ts No. 1 soft drink company, on Wednesday said it
will launch a coffee-infused soft drink called Coca-Cola Blak in various
markets around the world in 2006.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10367137/
Consumer borrowing plunged in October
Consumer borrowing plunged in October by a record amount in dollar terms,
reflecting a big drop in demand for auto loans.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10367996/
Delta hearing leavened by pilotsâ?T rivalries
When the judge overseeing Delta Air Lines Inc.'s bankruptcy asked in court
recently whether the front or rear wheels touch ground first when planes land,
a voice at the back of the courtroom answered with the question: Air Force or
Navy?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10366848/
Continental flight attendants resume talks
Continental Airlines and its flight attendants resumed contract talks
Wednesday, but hurdles to an agreement remain, including proposed cuts in wages
and benefits.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10366607/
Auto job cuts drive up November layoff plans
Planned U.S. layoffs in November were the highest since July as the automotive
sector led all industries in job cuts, a report said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10365837/
WP: Mortgage delinquencies expected to rise
Mortgage delinquencies among homeowners with high-cost loans will rise by 10 to
15 percent in 2006, as borrowers struggle with higher interest rates, high debt
levels and higher energy costs amid flattening home prices, a new report from
investment analyst Fitch Ratings predicts. Consequently, overall mortgage
delinquencies are likely to rise next year, as well, according to the report's
authors.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10363158/
S. Korean watchdog fines Microsoft $32M
South Korean antitrust regulators ruled that Microsoft Corp. abused its
software market dominance, fined it $32 million and ordered the company to
offer alternative versions of its Windows operating system that country within
six months. Microsoft said it will fight the decision in court.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10361015/
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