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Wall Street ends lower amid merger reports
Stocks finished Wednesday slightly lower amid a pair of big acquisitions, as a
new batch of positive earnings eased investorsâ?T concerns about corporate
profits.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Home resales drop for third straight month
Sales of existing homes fell for a third straight month in December to their
lowest rate in nearly two years, a trade group reported Wednesday in a report
that pointed to further slowing in housing.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11020632/
ID theft again tops FTC complaints
For the sixth year in a row, identity theft tops the annual list of consumer
complaints collected by Federal Trade Commission.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11010464/
Six suggestions for tax savings
As Mom always used to say, â?oEvery little bit helps.â? She may have been
referring to putting money away in the piggy bank, but those words of wisdom
can also apply to saving money on your taxes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11020127/
Disney to buy Pixar for $7.4 billion
The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it is buying longtime partner Pixar Animation
Studios Inc. for $7.4 billion in a deal that could restore Disneyâ?Ts clout in
animation while vaulting Pixar CEO Steve Jobs into a powerful role at the media
conglomerate.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11003466/
Guidant battle ends in favor of Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific Corp. announced Wednesday it was acquiring Guidant Corp. for
about $27.2 billion in cash and stock, ending a nearly two-month bidding war
against rival Johnson & Johnson for the heart device maker.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11018335/
Greenspan becomes true work of art in N.Y.
Outgoing U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has never met painter
Erin Crowe, but she is probably more familiar with the nuances of his face than
nearly anyone else.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11023572/
Delta to slash up to 1,000 maintenance jobs
Bankrupt Delta Air Lines Inc. on Tuesday said it will cut up to 1,000
maintenance positions as part of an ongoing program to reign in costs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11022780/
Bristol-Myersâ?T earnings more than triple
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings more than
tripled from a year ago despite falling sales because the drugmakerâ?Ts
year-ago net income was depressed by a one-time charge.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11019581/
Sony to stop making Walkman in Japan
Sony said Wednesday that the Walkman â?" whose original model was once Sonyâ?Ts
signature product â?" will no longer be made in Japan.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11018879/
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