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Stocks rally amid strong earnings news
Wall Streetâ?Ts major stock indexes rallied Wednesday, with the Dow Jones
industrial average posting a triple-digit gain, boosted by strong earnings from
PepsiCo Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., as well as reports that Pfizer Inc. might
sell its consumer products business.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Wal-Mart sees room for over 1,500 new stores
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open more than 1,500 stores in the United States
in the coming years, on top of nearly 3,200 it already operates, the world's
largest retailer said Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11233081/
Oakland to tax fast-food restaurants for trash
Fed up with burger wrappers, french fry containers and paper cups, Oakland is
the first city in the nation to force fast-food restaurants, convenience stores
and other businesses to help pay for cleaning up street trash.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11237016/
Big tobacco seen moving to smokeless tobacco
The makers of Marlboro and Camel cigarettes could soon go smokeless,
supplementing sagging U.S. cigarette sales volume with smokeless tobacco,
analysts say.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11239243/
Music's top money makers of 2005
The Rolling Stones, wrinkles and all, were the most popular act in the United
States in 2005, at least when it comes to the cash they generate.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11226757/
Warren Buffett gets animated for kidsâ?T series
Billionaire Warren Buffett, whose sage investments and folksy demeanor have
made him a worldwide financial icon, is set to star in a DVD series as a
cartoon version of himself, dispensing advice to children ages five to 12.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11236343/
Media giant Univision considering a sale
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications is considering a sale of
the company, a source familiar with the matter said, in an auction likely to
draw keen interest from media conglomerates angling for an entry into the
booming U.S. Hispanic market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11233114/
Automakers debut big trucks at Chicago show
High gas prices may be giving consumers monster headaches, but automakers are
betting that hasn't curbed their appetite for monster trucks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11233107/
Video shows Lay, Skilling in halcyon days
Jurors in the fraud and conspiracy trial against former Enron Corp. chiefs
Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling got a taste Wednesday of the
self-congratulatory culture that permeated the company months before it
collapsed in scandal and bankruptcy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11238592/
Microsoft claims EU is holding back data
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday the European Commission had refused its plea to
see documents it claims are necessary to defend itself against antitrust
charges.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11237786/
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