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Wall Street higher after prior sessionâ?Ts sell-off
Stocks rose Wednesday after the Commerce Department reported a sharp increase
in consumer spending last month. The jump in stock prices follows a sell-off
Tuesday that sent the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 100 points.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Average home prices up 13 percent in 2005
Average U.S. home prices climbed 12.95 percent in 2005 despite rising mortgage
rates in the second half of last year, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
Oversight said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11621737/
Best selling new products: And the winner is...
A diet line, a beer, a laundry detergent and a shaving razor topped the list of
best selling new products of 2005, Information Resources Inc., which tracks
data for consumer products makers and retailers, said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11624333/
NWA flight attendants reach pay-cut deal
Negotiators for flight attendants reached a pay-cut deal with Northwest
Airlines Wednesday as the carrier continued talks with the pilotâ?Ts union.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11611635/
Starbucks to offer coffee grown in Rwanda
Starbucks Corp. announced Tuesday that it will soon start selling its first
Rwandan-grown coffee in North American stores.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11625229/
Wal-Mart faces legal action on item pricing
An investigation by the state attorney generalâ?Ts office at five Wal-Mart
stores found up to 80 percent of the merchandise didnâ?Tt carry price tags,
Attorney General Mike Cox said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11624211/
Home loan demand falls despite rate drop
Consumers filed fewer loan applications to purchase homes last week despite a
drop in long-term interest rates, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11622215/
GM, Ford sales slip; Toyota, Chrysler up
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. lost more ground to Toyota Motor Corp.
in February, according to U.S. sales figures posted on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11620977/
Consumer spending shows big gain in January
Consumers, lured out to the stores by the warmest January in more than a
century, spent at a rapid clip that outpaced their incomes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11618170/
McDonaldâ?Ts changes sign to woo kosher diners
Under pressure from the cityâ?Ts chief rabbi, two Tel Aviv branches of the fast
food firm McDonaldâ?Ts have changed the color of their trademark signs to
assure diners that their burgers and fries are kosher.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11622362/
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