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Stock marketâ?Ts merger-fueled rally fizzles
A late-day sell-off left stocks mixed at Mondayâ?Ts close, as investors put
aside their enthusiasm over a series of big-name acquisitions and evidence of a
moderating economy and cashed in profits from an early advance.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
GM reaches deal to sell majority stake in GMAC
General Motors Corp., which is struggling to turn around its North American
automaking operations, announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to
sell a 51 percent stake in its finance arm.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12130253/
Intuit sues H&R Block for copying TV ad
Intuit Inc. on Monday sued H&R Block Inc. to stop a television advertisement it
said copies one of its own, in a battle between two large providers of tax
preparation software.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12135194/
Gas prices likely to be high this summer
CNBCâ?Ts Jane Wells takes a look at the outlook for U.S. gasoline prices this
summer.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12133781/
$1 for a bag of airline pretzels?
Airlines are starting to charge for many services that once were free â?" such
as assigned seating, paper tickets and blankets.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12136590/
Top funeral home companies merge
Service Corp. International Monday said it would acquire competitor Alderwoods
Group Inc. for $856 million to cut costs and expand its network of funeral
homes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12134888/
Lay, Skilling lawyers embark on defense
Lawyers for former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling launched
their case Monday with the two menâ?Ts former assistant, who said she believed
a key prosecution witness lied about his involvement in company-related crimes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12134770/
U.S. automakers post mixed March sales
General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. saw sales fall again last month despite
some popular new models, while Toyota Motor Corp. reported a 7 percent increase
over last March.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12134286/
Delphi determined to avoid a strike, CEO says
Delphi Corp., which asked a federal bankruptcy court last week to void its
labor agreements, is determined to avoid a union strike, Chairman and Chief
Executive Robert S. "Steve" Miller says.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12136384/
Motorola selling auto electronic business
Motorola Inc. said Monday it is selling its automotive electronics business to
German tire company Continental AG for about $1 billion, enabling the
cell-phone maker to focus more exclusively on communications technology.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12134175/
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