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Stocks extend New Year rally into fourth day
Wall Streetâ?Ts 2006 rally extended into a fourth session Friday, as an
energetic start to the year returned the Standard & Poorâ?Ts 500 and Nasdaq
Composite indexes to their highest levels since mid-2001.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Employers added 108,000 jobs in December
Employers added just 108,000 jobs in December â?" about half what forecasters
expected â?" but November employment was much stronger than originally reported
and the jobless rate dropped back below 5 percent, the Labor Department
reported Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10736500/
Bush trumpets new economic numbers
President Bush shrugged off a report showing weaker-than-expected job growth on
Friday and declared that â?othe American economy heads into 2006 with a full
head of steam.â?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10739135/
Why ask Y? Because thereâ?Ts money
Young American consumers have money to spend, and carmakers are desperately
trying to tap into the source. By MSNBC.comâ?Ts Joe Myxter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10651872/
Are more brands heading for the junk yard?
With automakers facing an erosion of their U.S. market share, crippling
healthcare bills and high pension costs, some are expected to pare down their
bloated stable of car brands to remain competitive. By MSNBC.comâ?Ts Roland
Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10617131/
The battle for breakfast
After decades of overexpansion, the $200 billion U.S. fast-food market is in a
slump. But there's a silver lining: The fast-food breakfast market is growing
at nearly three times the rate of the overall market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10738838/
Appeals court upholds Martha Stewartâ?Ts verdict
A federal appeals court Friday upheld the conviction of celebrity homemaker
Martha Stewart for lying about selling stock that plunged in price soon after
her trade. Stewart completed her sentence in the case last summer but had
pursued the appeal anyway.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10738595/
Federal-Mogul may cut up to 4,500 jobs
Federal-Mogul Corp. said Friday it may cut up to 10 percent of its work force,
or roughly 4,500 jobs, and close up to 25 plants as part of a three-year
restructuring aimed at restoring profitability as the car parts maker strives
to emerge from bankruptcy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10738571/
How the pension crisis could hit balance sheets
The pension system is heading for a crisis, or maybe two.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10740475/
Wal-Mart Web site makes racial connections
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10736265/
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