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Wall Street pressured by analyst downgrades
Stocks posted their first noteworthy losses of 2006 Thursday as analyst
downgrades of two Dow Jones industrials and rising oil prices prompted
investors to take profits one session after the major indexes reached new
multiyear highs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Will you need help this tax season?
>From tax-preparation software to sophisticated tax attorneys, there are many
>ways to get your forms filed to the IRS, with varying levels of experience and
>appropriateness to your personal tax situation. But you need to take the
>initiative to make sure youâ?Tre getting the right advice. -- By Vanessa
>Richardson
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10819142/
30-year mortgages slip, inflation pressure eases
Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for the fifth straight week as investors grew
less worried about inflation threats.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
The Strip's spellbinder
In Las Vegas, impresario Franco Dragone is finding it harder to top himself .
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10823277/
Picasso family loses battle of car trademarks
Heirs of Spanish master Pablo Picasso lost a long-running fight on Thursday to
force car maker DaimlerChrysler to drop "Picaro" as a trademark for vehicles,
complaining it sounded too similar to the artist's name.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10822536/
Plenty of models to gawk at in Detroit
Young, shapely women, are a common sight at auto shows; theyâ?Tre primarily
employed to tempt would-be car buyers closer to the cars on display. But
theyâ?Tre not just pretty faces.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10803766/
Millions hit by shortfall in heating aid
The surge in the price of home heating has already begun to stretch
consumersâ?T budgets to the limit.  By MSNBC.com's John W. Schoen.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10794536/
Starbucks is going Hollywood
Starbucks Corp. announced its first movie promotion deal Thursday, and plans to
add DVDs to the growing list of merchandise sold at its coffee shops.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10818587/
Nationâ?Ts trade deficit narrows in November
The trade deficit improved slightly in November but was still the third highest
on record as imports of foreign cars hit an all-time high and Americaâ?Ts
foreign oil bill remained near record levels. The politically sensitive deficit
with China narrowed modestly as shipments of Chinese toys, clothing and other
consumer products fell.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10819332/
Blackberry gets Google Talk and Google Local
Blackberry mobile email devices will be equipped for instant messaging, local
search and maps from Google, Google and Blackberry producer Research In Motion
said on Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10818848/
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