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Latest employment report boosts stocks
Broad-based gains in employment cheered investors who pushed Wall Street to
close Friday sharply higher, as investors saw the Labor Department report as a
sign of strength for the overall economy, yet tepid enough possibly to
forestall more interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. The marketâ?Ts
main stock indexes closed the week mixed.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Will the Fed move too far on interest rates?
Friday's strong employment report keeps the pressure on new Federal Reserve
chief Ben Bernanke to raise short-term interest rates but also heightens the
risk that central bankers will slam too hard on the economy's brakes. By Martin
Wolk
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11765394/
U.S. payrolls jumped by 243,000 in February
Hiring gained ground in February with employers adding 243,000 jobs, the most
in three months. Brighter job prospects sent people streaming into the labor
force, however, pushing the unemployment rate up marginally to 4.8 percent.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11759966/
Can celebrities save world trade talks?
While using celebrities to front charitable campaigns is not new, putting
famous faces to work on dry-as-dust trade issues is a fresh idea.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11763500/
Opinion: Time for Google to grow up
Google needs to come clean about click fraud. And hire some new PR people.
Opinion by Henry Blodget
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11762760/
AT&T will likely avoid megamerger curse
AT&T Inc. has a solid record as a takeover machine, and outside experts say a
takeover of BellSouth Corp. is likely to be a smooth operation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11765779/
General Motors recalls about 900,000 pickups
General Motors Corp. said Friday it is recalling about 900,000 pickup trucks
worldwide to fix problems with tailgate cables that can corrode and break when
loads are placed on them.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11761592/
Knight Ridder mulling billion-dollar bids
Knight Ridder is weighing bids of at least $4.7 billion, according to media
reports, in an auction of its properties that also serves as a proxy on
investors' outlook toward the newspaper industry.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11759820/
U.A.E. postpones trade talks amid ports row
Free trade talks between the United States and the United Arab Emirates were
postponed Friday, a day after a Dubai company succumbed to pressure and backed
out of a deal to take over operations at six major American ports.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11761434/
Bird flu may harm U.S. exports
Worries about bird flu have dampened trade prospects for American poultry,
which already is facing lower prices, the Agriculture Department said Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11762099/
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