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Stocks tumble amid bond market uncertainty
Stocks tumbled Tuesday, as the bond market gave signals that in the past have
preceded economic slowdowns. The Dow Jones industrial average, which fell 106
points, chalked up its worst single-day performance since late October.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Economy in '06: Bernanke in spotlight
Ben Bernanke will share the spotlight with the housing market as 2006 begins,
according to MSNBC.com's annual economic roundtable.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10550518/
Consumers won't buy from bankrupt car maker
Nearly three-quarters of Americans wouldn't buy a car from a bankrupt company,
according to a recent survey.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10616931/
Holiday shoppers open wallets wider
Retailers hoping for a late-year spike of apparel sales could be disappointed
thanks to a lack of must-have fashions and a healthy demand for electronics,
analysts said Tuesday. Despite the down news in the clothing sector, consumers
opened their wallets wider this year compared to last.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10606299/
WP: Cleaning up after Enron's fall
Four years after Enron Corp. collapsed, the Houston energy trader is still
clinging to life and struggling to clean up after the firm's December 2001
bankruptcy -- a process new managers say is likely to run into 2008.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10612081/
Google can sell AOL stake as early as July 2008
Google Inc., the online media giant, will be able to sell its pending 5 percent
stake in Time Warner Inc.'s AOL Internet unit as early as July 2008 according
to Google's recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10615469/
Russia's Aeroflot may buy 22 Boeing aircraft: paper
Flagship Russian carrier Aeroflot , which tendered for long-haul aircraft in
July, wants to buy 22 planes worth more than $2.5 billion from Boeing, two
leading Russian business dailies reported on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10616142/
Baby boomers may balk at direct deposit
A new survey by the government found a surprising reluctance among baby boomers
to participate in direct deposit programs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10615472/
Former Enron accountant said in plea talks
Prosecutors and attorneys for Enron Corp.â?Ts former chief accounting officer,
Richard Causey, are in negotiations on a plea bargain on the eve of trial for
founder Kenneth Lay, according to people familiar with the discussions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10603465/
Australiaâ?Ts richest man dies
Australia's richest man, media and gambling mogul Kerry Packer, has died, his
family said Tuesday. He was 68.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10609426/
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