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Stocks rally despite Google earnings miss
Blue-chip stocks rallied Wednesday after Google Inc. stunned investors with
disappointing earnings and the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates
for the 14th time in nearly two years, giving no clear sign of when the rate
hikes would end.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
United Airlines finally flies out of bankruptcy
United Airlines finally left bankruptcy Wednesday, a leaner and more
cost-efficient carrier after a painful restructuring that began in 2002 and
lasted a 1,150 days, a record for any airline.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11126203/
Big Three automakers surprise with sales gains
Asian companies grabbed more of the nationâ?Ts auto market in January,
dampening the good news for U.S. rivals who enjoyed their first monthly sales
increases since employee discount deals ended last summer.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11130819/
Companies hope for supersized bottom lines
Detroit will enjoy an economic boost from Super Bowl XL, but it pales next to
the billions being spent nationwide by consumers getting ready to watch the
game on television. By MSNBC.comâ?Ts Roland Jones
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11057503/
Witness: Enron execs knew of fudged figures
Bent on matching or beating Wall Street expectations, Enron Corp. fudged its
earnings figures with the knowledge of executives Jeffrey Skilling and Kenneth
Lay, the companyâ?Ts former chief contact for investors testified Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11129116/
Googleâ?Ts shares plunge after earnings miss
Shares of Google Inc. sank nearly 10 percent Wednesday, wiping out billions of
dollars in shareholder wealth, after the Web search firm's earnings report
disappointed Wall Street and stunned almost everyone who follows its stock,
except the companyâ?Ts founders.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11117261/
Burger King plans a public stock offering
Burger Kingâ?Ts parent company said Wednesday that it plans to sell shares to
the public for the first time in the fast-food chainâ?Ts 52-year history, part
of its attempt to recoup ground lost in fierce competition with rivals
McDonaldâ?Ts Corp. and Wendyâ?Ts International Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11127069/
Ben Bernanke sworn in as 14th Fed chairman
Ben Bernanke was sworn in Wednesday to be the 14th chairman of the Federal
Reserve, completing an historic changing of the guard at the central bank.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11127887/
WP: Verizon boss lays it on the line
Verizon Communications Inc.'s boss, Ivan G. Seidenberg, is faced with deep
skepticism on Wall Street about Verizon's investment in a fiber-optic network
to carry TV, high-speed Internet and phone service, but he is convinced he is
doing the right thing.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11119876/
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