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Stocks meander amid interest rate hope
Stocks finished Thursdayâ?Ts seesaw session higher after government data
indicated the economy was growing at a slower pace, raising investorsâ?T hopes
that moderating economic growth might halt the Federal Reserveâ?Ts streak of
interest rate hikes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Mortgage rates close in on 4-year high
Rates on 30-year mortgages climbed this week to their highest point in nearly
four years, a development that could put a further crimp in housing activity.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Shoppers back in a buying mood in March
Shoppers got their groove back in March, sending sales at the nationâ?Ts
retailers up by 0.6 percent.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12300486/
Ford shuttering plants as part of restructuring
Ford Motor Co., which is closing plants and cutting jobs to improve results
from its North American auto business, said Thursday that it will close plants
in Norfolk, Va., and St. Paul, Minn., in 2008.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12301851/
Ford recalling 134,365 SUVs over crash pads
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 134,365 Escape and Mercury Mariner sports utility
vehicles to adjust the padding on the driverâ?Ts side to prevent injuries
during a collision, according to U.S. safety regulators.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12301109/
Skilling fights prosecution testimony
Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling struggled to hold his temper
Thursday during questioning by federal prosecutors.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12302910/
IRS gives taxpayers more reason to wait
The Internal Revenue Service has made it a little more easier to procrastinate
this year. Not only do taxpayers have two or three extra days to file, they
also can ask for the first time for an automatic six-month extension.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12304042/
Strong orders boost GEâ?Ts earnings
General Electric Co. said Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 9 percent as
the industrial products, financial services and media conglomerate reported
strong orders across the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12297875/
U.S. consumer sentiment improves in April
U.S. consumer sentiment edged higher in April, helped by a stronger labor
market and rising equity prices, a report showed Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12301299/
Weekly U.S. jobless claims rise sharply
New claims for U.S. jobless aid rose an unexpectedly large 12,000 last week,
government data showed on Thursday, but underlying measures of the labor market
continued to show robust conditions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12300945/
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