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Positive M&A outlook boosts Wall Street
Investors welcomed the possibility of increased merger activity and sent stocks
higher Tuesday, despite a lack of other news that kept trading volume light.
The Nasdaq composite index closed at a fresh five-year high after a modest gain.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Expensive states to insure your home
Never mind the dramatic events like earthquakes and floods. More than anything
else, insuring a home comes down to the less damaging but more common phenomena
of wind and hail.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12134200/
Workers have retirement â?~overconfidenceâ?T
About 68 percent of workers are confident about having adequate funds for a
comfortable retirement, according to a new study. At the same time, more than
half of all workers say theyâ?Tve saved less than $25,000 toward retirement.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12151755/
March planned layoffs fall 26 percent
Planned layoffs fell 26 percent in March from February â?" the lowest level in
11 months, according to a report released on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12148343/
Computer Sciences cutting 5,000 jobs
Computer Sciences Corp. on Tuesday said it plans to cut about 5,000 jobs, or
about 6 percent of its work force, over two years and is considering selling
the company, a provider of information technology services.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12148849/
Delta pilots vote to authorize strike
Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots, angered by management's effort to throw out their
contract to allow the bankrupt carrier to impose deep pay cuts, on Tuesday
voted by a wide margin to authorize a strike.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12151649/
California wine sales hit another high
California wine sales in the United States hit another record in 2005, a rise
experts attribute to a combination of factors from the Supreme Court weighing
in on wine shipments to the vino-centric movie, "Sideways."
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12148985/
Who can ask for your Social Security number?
When is it OK to give out your Social Security number? What's the best software
for spyware protection? Herb Weisbaum answers these and other questions in his
weekly 'Ask the ConsumerMan' column on MSNBC.com.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12137393/
IRS regulations prompt debate over privacy
Should tax preparers, even with taxpayersâ?T permission, be allowed to sell or
disclose information that customers put on their returns?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12154956/
Nissan recalls 44,000 pickups due to fuel cap
Nissan North American Inc. said Tuesday that it was recalling about 44,000
Frontier pickup trucks because a severe side crash could lead the fuel cap to
unscrew and fuel to spill.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12150860/
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