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AMDâ?Ts upbeat outlook boosts Wall Street
Stocks finished Thursday higher and regained much of the ground lost in the
previous session following a bright first-quarter outlook from semiconductor
maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
New home construction falls sharply
Construction of new single-family homes surged to an all-time high in 2005 but
construction activity fell sharply in December, sending a signal that the
nationâ?Ts long housing boom could be cooling off.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10922932/
Disney in talks to buy Pixar Animation Studios
The Walt Disney Co. is in serious talks to buy Pixar Animation Studios Inc.,
the maker of the hit movies â?oToy Storyâ? and â?oFinding Nemoâ? among
others, following months of exploring how to continue their profitable film
distribution partnership, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10921923/
Writer says Scrushy bought sympathetic stories
Throughout the six-month trial that led to Richard Scrushy's acquittal in the
$2.7 billion fraud at HealthSouth Corp., a small, influential newspaper
consistently printed articles sympathetic to the defense of the fired CEO.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10928866/
Weekly jobless claims fall to near six-year low
The number of U.S. workers making new claims for unemployment benefits tumbled
unexpectedly last week to 271,000, their lowest level in nearly six years, the
government said on Thursday in a report suggesting a robust labor market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10923728/
Feds seek Google records in porn probe
The Bush administration, seeking to revive an online pornography law struck
down by the U.S. Supreme Court, has subpoenaed Google Inc. for details on what
its users have been looking for through its popular search engine.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10925344/
It's the burgers, stupid
Chicken, salads, soup and breakfast. From the way McDonald's is touting its
lineup of healthful items and other nontraditional menu choices, you would
think it doesn't even sell hamburgers any more.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10927686/
Home Depot delivers a solid five-year outlook
The Home Depot Inc. rolled out a bold plan Thursday that projects annual
earnings-per-share growth of up to 14 percent over the next five years as the
company continues to pump more cash into its business serving professional
contractors, but slows the rate at which it opens new stores.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10925051/
Pfizer says its fourth-quarter profit slipped
Pfizer Inc., the worldâ?Ts biggest drugmaker, said Thursday that fourth-quarter
profit fell about 3 percent as sales retreated from year-ago levels, but the
company beat Wall Street estimates after excluding one-time charges.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10922710/
Exec linked to Livedoor deals found dead
The investigation into Internet startup Livedoor Co. that rattled Japanâ?Ts
stock market this week took a morbid turn when the dead body of an executive
linked to the company was found in a suspected suicide.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10915695/
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