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Tech stock rally fades amid inflation worries
Stocks finished an erratic session lower Tuesday, with a conflicting report on
wholesale inflation and questions about the Federal Reserveâ?Ts interest rate
policy creating uncertainty for investors.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Wholesale prices fell sharply in February
Inflation at the wholesale level plunged by the largest amount in nearly three
years in February as the price of food and energy products including gasoline
fell sharply.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11941339/
Time settles in subscription probe
Magazine publisher Time Inc. has reached a settlement with 23 states after a
probe into its subscription renewal practices, according to a statement from
the Pennsylvania attorney general.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11946083/
Jones Apparel weighs sale of company
Jones Apparel Group Inc., which owns the Nine West label and Barneys clothing
stores, Tuesday said it was considering the possible sale of the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11944529/
Little Caesars pizza chain plans big expansion
Little Caesars is looking for a few good franchisees. The carryout pizza chain
announced Tuesday that it plans to add hundreds of stores around the country
this year, reversing a trend that reduced the number of stores from 5,000 in
the early 1990s to 2,000 today.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11944309/
Ex-Andersen accountants testify in Enron trial
Two former outside accountants for Enron Corp. put some dents into defense
claims by former company chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling that no fraud
occurred at Enron â?" but like some other prosecution witnesses, they didnâ?Tt
provide hard evidence that the defendants knew of accounting chicanery.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11945674/
Pepsi sues Coke over Powerade ad
Pepsi is taking on Coke in federal court, but this time itâ?Ts a power struggle
rather than a cola war.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11944159/
Virgin Group eyes Bally Total Fitness
British billionaire Richard Bransonâ?Ts Virgin Group is mulling an acquisition
of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. as a way to expand the Virgin fitness club
business in the United States, the New York Post reported on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11944062/
Ten signs of a real estate apocalypse
War, pestilence, natural disaster ... just what would it take to make the hot
real-estate market really go off the rails? By Forbes' Sara Clemence
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11944560/
How to deal with a stinky employee
If that certain something about Mary (or Mike) is unusual ripeness, you've got
a problem. And so does your company, especially if the stinky person deals with
customers. Solving it requires the right mix of tact and directness,
understanding and forcefulness.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11945014/
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