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Stocks edge up amid report on fuel supply
Stocks finished Wednesdayâ?Ts uneven session with modest gains, as investors
welcomed improvement in the service sector of the economy, but worried about
gasoline and fuel supplies for the coming travel season as oil prices surpassed
$67 per barrel.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Teens still lack financial literacy, survey finds
On average, high school seniors answered correctly only 52.4 percent of
questions about personal finance and economics, according to a nationwide
survey released Wednesday
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12168872/
Americans keep buying up second homes
Americans bought a record number of second homes for vacation and investment
last year, some 40 percent of 2005 total sales, a trade group said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12169982/
WP: Economy too reliant on housing?
The U.S. economy is more dependent on housing than it has been in a
half-century, as the sector fuels consumer spending and has accounted for
nearly three-quarters of the nation's job growth in the past five years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12157736/
Forbes.com: How to handle the office jerk
Unfortunately, there's no shortage of jerks. These maddening creatures,
including some with real talent, are everywhere. The essence of a jerk is
immutable, or so it seems, raising a basic question: How do you deal with the
office ninny, jackass or schmuck?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12133529/
U.S. services sector expanded in March
The services sector of the nationâ?Ts economy expanded in March at a faster
rate than in the previous month, a private research group said Wednesday. The
growth outpaced analystsâ?T forecasts.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12167296/
Even the tax professionals can't get it right
Tax return preparers made mistakes on virtually every tax return prepared at
the request of undercover congressional investigators, the auditors said
Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12170328/
Immigration reform could burn businesses
How important is immigration to the business community? Very. On Mar. 16, Bill
Gates trekked to Capitol Hill to tell key leaders of both parties that
immigration is Microsoft's No. 1 issue in Washington. "If we hope to maintain
our economic and intellectual leadership in the U.S., we must renew this
commitment," Gates said in an earlier letter to lawmakers. "Unless there is
reform, American competitiveness will suffer as other countries benefit from
the international talent that U.S. employers cannot hire or retain."
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12167709/
Is Blockbuster a patent buster?
Not flattered by Blockbuster's imitation, Netflix sues for patent infringement.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12167321/
A backlash against the accounting backlash
Stringent accounting procedures can be expensive for a small company and its
investors. Sloppy and misleading financial reports can be even more costly,
which is why calls to exempt small companies from new regulatory safeguards are
penny-wise and pound-foolish.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12153830/
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