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Wall Street ends lower despite Pfizer victory
Cautious trading pulled stocks lower Monday, as investors looked past Pfizer
Inc.â?Ts court victory and the technology sector extended last weekâ?Ts decline.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Gas prices may surge on 2006 green rules
U.S. consumers recovering from record high gasoline costs last summer may now
face a nearly 60-cent price surge next year because of stricter environmental
regulations, an industry expert said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10533856/
After 2-year ban, U.S. beef back in Japan
The California red was served, the oysters on the half-shell consumed. Finally,
Bumpei Kawanaka had what he really wanted on his fork: a glistening red slice
of American steak.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10532879/
Malls full, but sales not spectacular
Retailers remained anxious Sunday, after the last full weekend of shopping
before Christmas appeared robust but not spectacular, despite generous bargains
for many goods.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10529993/
Icahn seeks to derail Google-AOL pact
Dissident shareholder Carl Icahn aims to block an alliance by Time Warner
Inc.'s America Online unit and Web search leader Google Inc. saying the pact
could undermine a potential merger between AOL and a Google rival, the
billionaire investor said Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10534271/
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FPL Group, Constellation sign merger pact
Energy companies FPL Group Inc. and Constellation Energy Group Inc. confirmed
Monday they have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal that will create the
nation's largest energy supplier.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10529986/
Leaders praise WTO trade agreement
Trade negotiators reached a last-minute deal on Sunday, gaining some progress
toward the World Trade Organization's goal of forging a global trade pact by
late 2006.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10492241/
Bank of Italy chief resigns
Italyâ?Ts central bank chief, Antonio Fazio, who is under criminal
investigation, handed in his resignation Monday â?" pre-empting government
efforts to get him out of office.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10531972/
Hondaâ?Ts new business venture: solar power
Describing itself as â?othe first automaker to enter into solar cell
business,â? Honda Motor Co. said on Monday it plans to start mass-producing
solar cells in 2007, eyeing growing demand for environmentally friendly energy
sources.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10530747/
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