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Dow, S&P close near 5-year high; Nasdaq slips
Bullish data on inflation and the housing market sent stocks mostly higher
Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrials and Standard & Poorâ?Ts 500 index
posting nearly five-year highs for the third straight session.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
CNBC: How much home can you get for $1M?
How much house can you get for $1 million these days? As CNBC found out when it
went house hunting, it all depends â?" on location, location, location.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11840208/
Bear Stearns fined $250M for market abuses
Bear Stearns Cos. has been fined $250 million by the New York Stock Exchange
and the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraudulent market timing and
late trading of mutual funds, regulators said Thursday
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11857526/
Microsoft plans $500 million product push
Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will spend $500 million over the next year to
persuade businesses to use its software rather than hire IBM consultants.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11861000/
Banks retool products to serve Latinos
Even as Congress debates their legal status, banks are tailoring their products
to meet the countryâ?Ts newest Latino immigrants.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11842422/
Rates on 30-year mortgages edge down
Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages edged down slightly this week to 6.34
percent, according to a weekly survey.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Amtrak boss says nothing sacred in reforms
Amtrakâ?Ts chairman on Thursday said the railroad will scrutinize all of its
long-distance routes this year for efficiency and could scrap, reconfigure or
add lines to prove to the government that the rail system is reforming itself.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11860131/
U.S. housing construction slowed in February
The pace of U.S. housing construction slowed in February as permits, starts and
completions fell, the government said on Thursday in a report pointing to
moderation after a five-year rally in the housing market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11856072/
ConAgra cuts dividend, divests businesses
ConAgra Foods Inc. Thursday cut its dividend and said it planned to divest its
seafood, domestic and imported cheese businesses.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11855653/
Argentine president to country: Eat less beef
Argentines rank among the worldâ?Ts biggest meat-eaters. But President Nestor
Kirchner has told his carnivorous compatriots itâ?Ts time to consume less if
beef prices continue to rise and threaten his campaign against inflation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11855510/
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