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Stocks end light trading session narrowly mixed
Stocks barely moved Friday after news that orders to U.S. factories for
big-ticket manufactured goods jumped by the largest amount in six months failed
to ignite trading.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
New-home sales tumble in November
Sales of new homes plunged in November by the largest amount in nearly 12
years, providing the most dramatic evidence yet that the red hot housing market
over the last five years is starting to cool down.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10585961/
Wal-Mart to appeal $172 million decision
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to appeal a $172 million judgment awarded to
thousands of employees who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10577630/
Hunky Santa aims to get you hot
A Los Angeles area mall has decided to give St. Nick a macho makeover that puts
a little more sizzle into the season â?" offering us the opportunity to impart
our Christmas wishes to a "Hunky Santa."
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10546614/
Investors hope Wall Street sheds fear
Before stocks can have a dramatically good 2006, Wall Street needs to shed its
fears. But don't bank on that happening.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10533280/
Inflation surprises by staying low
With oil and other commodity costs soaring, fears of prices surging out of
control were on the mind of everyone in 2005. Thankfully, that grim scenario
didnâ?Tt happen.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10482843/
NYC strike reflects wide pension concerns
There is an only-in-New-York quality to the city's crippling transit strike,
but the central issue in the labor dispute is the same one facing millions of
workers across a broad range of industries: The security of their pensions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10565048/
Consumers upbeat in December, report shows
U.S. consumer sentiment in December reached the highest level since July, a
report showed Friday, bolstered by falling energy prices.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10586313/
GM expands recall of SUVs by 553,000
General Motors Corp. is expanding a recall of sport utility vehicles and pickup
trucks with possible antilock brake corrosion to include another 553,000
vehicles in six states and the District of Columbia.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10587963/
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