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Wall Street ends lower after Fed raises rates
Stocks closed Tuesday lower after the Federal Reserveâ?Ts decision to boost a
key interest rate by another quarter percentage point to 4.5 percent.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Fed hikes rates as Greenspan ends term
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan wrapped up an 18-year career Tuesday
with one final interest rate hike, clearing the way for his successor Ben
Bernanke to bring the long credit-tightening campaign to a close.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11104282/
Google's quarterly net income jumps sharply
Web search and Internet stock phenomenon Google Inc. Tuesday said profit rose
82 percent as the company generated strong results from the sale of online ads.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11117261/
Opening statements at Enron trial begin
A lawyer for former Enron Corp. chief Jeffrey Skilling insisted Tuesday his
client and Enron founder Kenneth Lay are guilty of no crimes, arguing the
company was never infested with fraud and fell victim to a sudden, unexpected
cash crisis.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11110472/
Consumer confidence surges in January
Americans became more optimistic about the economy in January, sending a widely
followed measure of consumer confidence to the highest level in about three and
a half years, a private research group said Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11112433/
Wages up by smallest amount in nine years
Wages and benefits paid to civilian workers rose last year by the smallest
amount in nine years, the government reported Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11111349/
OPEC to keep oil output unchanged
OPEC essentially sat on its hands Tuesday in the face of soaring oil prices by
deciding to keep its output steady. But analysts say the cartel doesnâ?Tt have
much near-term leverage to push prices lower even if it wanted to.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11110538/
Trusted friends, or profit-driven giants?
Banks and credit card companies like to portray themselves as trusted friends,
our partners in financial life. But the reality is that these financial
institutions are profit-driven friends of convenience whose relationship with
you is riddled with trip wires and fees contrived to extract just a little
extra at every turn.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11114981/
Former Wal-Mart executive pleads guilty
A former top-ranking executive at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pleaded guilty to fraud
and tax charges Tuesday, admitting that he stole money, gift cards and
merchandise from the worldâ?Ts largest retailer.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11064720/
Google denies report on Napster talks
Google denies a New York Post report that the Internet search giant is in talks
with Napster.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11115503/
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