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Stocks finish last trading day of 2005 lower
Stocks fell to their December lows Friday and closed the last trading day of
2005 lower, as investors sought good reasons to buy stocks. The benchmark Dow
Jones industrial average chalked up a loss for the year â?" its first annual
loss since 2002.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
A look inside Intel
Intel CEO Paul Otellini plans to send the chipmaker into uncharted territory,
and founder Andy Grove applauds the shift.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10652199/
Jeans fly off shelves despite satanic logo
Cheap Monday jeans are a hot commodity among young Swedes, but what has people
talking is the brandâ?Ts logo: a skull with a cross turned upside-down on its
forehead, a symbol typically associated with satanic worship.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10653030/
University of Michigan bans Coca-Cola sales
The University of Michigan suspended sales of Coca-Cola products on its three
campuses over allegations that the company permits human rights and
environmental abuses abroad.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10651153/
Citigroup-led venture bids for Chinese bank
A Citigroup-led consortium has won the right to buy 85 percent of Chinaâ?Ts
Guangdong Development Bank for $3.2 billion, beating rival groups led by ABN
AMRO and Societe Generale, three sources close to the deal said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10650448/
Three oil firms to resume operations in Libya
ConocoPhillips Co., Marathon Oil Corp. and Amerada Hess Corp. said Thursday
that they will resume oil and gas operations in Libya after nearly a 19-year
absence.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10648844/
Cleaner-fuel rules could boost oil prices
Oil prices charged to a record in 2005 and could rise even higher in 2006 as
the United States implements clean fuel rules and world energy demand remains
strong, experts said Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10653204/
Chalabi takes over Iraq oil ministry amid 'crisis'
Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Chalabi has assumed direct control of the
powerful oil ministry as crude exports grind to a halt due to sabotage attacks
and logistics problems, officials said on Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10650675/
Court rules GM program not discriminatory
A General Motors Corp. program that lets Hispanics, blacks or lesbians â?" but
not Christians â?" organize in employee groups does not commit religious
discrimination, a federal court ruled.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10651146/
Northwest mechanics vote to stay on strike
Mechanics at Northwest Airlines voted to remain on strike Friday, although the
move will have little effect on the bankrupt airline's operations.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10651615/
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