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Stocks finish flat amid a consumer price slide
Stocks struggled Thursday, finishing flat, as investors mulled the biggest drop
in consumer prices in 56 years and strong earnings from homebuilder Lennar
Corp. and investment bank Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Court rules for Altria in â?~lightâ?T cigarette case
The Illinois Supreme Court threw out a $10 billion judgment against Philip
Morris USA on Thursday, ruling that the company that makes top-selling
Marlboros and other brands did not defraud customers in its marketing of
â?olightâ? cigarettes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10479523/
Merck to focus research on common diseases
Merck & Co. announced plans Thursday to cut an additional $1 billion in costs
through 2010 and focus its research on medicines for the most common diseases.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10479106/
Rates on 30-year mortgages dip slightly
Mortgage rates dipped slightly this week as financial markets liked signals
from the Federal Reserve that its string of interest rate hikes could be
drawing to a close.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Sandwich chain Quiznos on the auction block
Denver-based sandwich chain Quiznos, the fastest-growing restaurant chain in
the country, is on the auction block and could sell for as much as $2 billion,
according to published reports.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10477833/
Consumer prices see largest decline in 56 years
Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in more than a half-century in
November, as gasoline prices fell by a record amount.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10478254/
Report: Hispanic wealth gap remains wide
Hispanics may be the largest minority in the United States, but almost half
that population â?" almost 20 million people â?" haven't opened a basic bank
account, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10482774/
Even the tax man helping after Katrina's wrath
In a rare bit of good news for those whose lives were turned upside down by
Hurricane Katrina, Congress has approved more than $6 billion in temporary
Katrina tax breaks for displaced families in order to get them up and running
again. -- By Vanessa Richardson
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10469639/
Some Blockbuster stores returning to late fees
Blockbuster Inc. stores in several states are quietly resuming late fees for
customers who keep movies too long, rejecting the video-rental chainâ?Ts
national advertising of â?oNo Late Fees!â? because they can no longer keep
popular movies on their shelves.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10478500/
GM to stop paying into some workersâ?T 401(k)s
General Motors Corp. has reportedly told its white-collar workers that it will
suspend making matching contributions to their 401(k) retirement savings
accounts and will reduce the severance benefits it pays.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10478959/
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