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Wall Street ends mostly higher amid jobs data
Stocks finished Thursday mostly higher, as a six-year low in unemployment
claims and strong corporate earnings encouraged investors. The dayâ?Ts momentum
sagged in late afternoon trading as investorsâ?T ongoing economic uncertainty
resurfaced.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Mortgage rates move higher
Rates on 30-year mortgages edged up for a third straight week, rising to the
highest level since late December, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Oprah deal latest salvo in satellite radio battle
Thereâ?Ts no doubt high-profile deals -- like Oprah's Winfrey's new $55
million pact with XM Satellite Radio -- have created plenty of buzz for a
fledgling medium. But will they pay off? By MSNBC.com's John W. Schoen
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11257100/
Gateway CEO Wayne Inouye resigns
Wayne Inouye, the chief executive who refocused Gateway Inc. on personal
computer sales, is resigning and will be temporarily replaced by Chairman Rick
Snyder, the company said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11259065/
For winning Olympians, future can be golden
Athletes who win a gold medal in the coming winter Games can hope for a
comfortable income for at least a few years, but for real earning power it
helps to have a charisma and a compelling story.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11258182/
Delta pilots will strike of contract rejected
Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots will strike if their contract is thrown out as part
of the carrierâ?Ts attempt to impose $325 million in concessions, the chairman
of the unionâ?Ts executive committee said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11257725/
AIG reaches a settlement with regulators
In one of the largest regulatory settlements ever, American International Group
Inc. has agreed to pay more than $1.6 billion to settle allegations that it
used deceptive accounting practices to mislead investors and regulators.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11255039/
Ken gets a makeover, hopes to win back Barbie
After a two-year separation, Mattel Inc. said on Thursday that Barbieâ?Ts
long-time suitor wants to rekindle his decades-long romance with his plastic
paramour.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11256587/
Minivans still a keen market for automakers
Minivans may be anything but hip, but they still sell and Nissan and Hyundai
showed off new and updated vehicles this week at the Chicago Auto Show aimed at
grabbing part of the Chrysler-led market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11256369/
Oracle expected to cut more than 1,000 jobs
Business software maker Oracle Corp. will announce more than 1,000 job cuts
Thursday as it outlines a course for harvesting higher profits from its recent
$5.85 billion takeover of rival Siebel Systems Inc., a person familiar with the
plans said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11254660/
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