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Greenspan set to earn six figures for speeches
Alan Greenspan is set to join the elite group of luminaries who command a
six-figure fee for an after-dinner speech when he steps down as chairman of the
Federal Reserve at the end of this month.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10878253/
â?~Generation Plasticâ?T is leading the charge
Erica Jostedt loves to shop, but she hates paying with cash or a check. There's
rarely more than $20 in her wallet and she doesn't carry around her checkbook
because she usually needs it just once a month to cover the rent at her San
Francisco apartment.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10826914/
Radical changes brewing for Northwest, unions
For each of its big unions Northwest Airlines Corp. has a big idea, each one so
odious to workers that theyâ?Tre threatening a strike that could put it out of
business.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10878932/
Home investors, flippers may fade away
The decade's fiery demand for homes as investments may soon be doused, dragging
down inflated house prices and choking consumer spending, housing analysts and
industry executives say.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10740476/
As prices rise, gold producers boost exploration
>From offices in a downtown skyscraper overlooking the snowcapped Rockies,
>Newmont Mining Corp. is intensifying a global hunt for the next mother lode of
>gold.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10878660/
Squeeze on pensions could tighten
It may sound arcane, but a planned overhaul of the way companies keep their
books on pensions and retiree health care plans could come at a very real cost
to workers counting on those benefits.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10878963/
Ford: Sales in China grew 46 percent in 2005
Ford Motor Co. brand sales in China rose 46 percent last year to 82,225
vehicles, and the U.S. carmaker forecast further growth in the year ahead.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10875851/
VNU receives buyout offer from investor group
Media research and publishing company VNU NV, the owner of the U.S. Nielsen
television ratings, said Monday it has received a buyout offer worth up to
$8.87 billion (7.3 billion euros) from a group of private equity firms.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10877398/
Mervyns to close 20 stores
Mervyns LLC said Monday it will close 20 stores in three states by next year,
affecting more than 1,400 positions, as the struggling retailer aims to improve
its profits.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10879596/
World Bank seeks $1.5 billion to stop bird flu
The World Bank anticipates countries will donate generously to the effort to
stop bird flu from becoming a global epidemic, an official said Monday on the
eve of a donorsâ?T conference.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10875771/
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