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Stocks finish mixed as oil price surges
Stocks finished Friday mixed, as surging oil prices limited investorsâ?T
excitement over solid earnings reports from Google Inc. and 3M Co. An
analystâ?Ts downgrade of Dell Inc. weighed on the technology sector.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
New day, new high: Oil hits $75 a barrel
Crude-oil prices closed above $75 a barrel Friday amid concerns about Iranâ?Ts
nuclear ambitions and declining U.S. gasoline stocks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Iranâ?Ts leader hails rising oil prices
Iranâ?Ts president said on Friday the rise in oil price was â?overy good,â?
Iranâ?Ts Mehr News Agency reported, emphasizing the hawkish position of the
worldâ?Ts fourth largest oil exporter as crude prices have hit record levels
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12417998/
Googleâ?Ts earnings soar past forecasts
Shares of Google Inc. surged Friday after the companyâ?Ts first-quarter results
proved the search-engine leader still has the golden touch.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12408277/
Gas supplies look tight for immediate future
U.S. gasoline supplies will be tight this summer as refiners phase out a
water-polluting fuel additive and replace it with ethanol, U.S. Energy
Secretary Sam Bodman said Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12423075/
A birthday bear fit for a queen
For one German company, the British monarchâ?Ts birthday bash was a good reason
to celebrate â?" by offering some pricey royal teddy bears.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12373176/
Gas supply problems hit U.S. East Coast
Some gasoline distribution terminals from Virginia to Massachusetts are seeing
shortages as the industry phases out a water-polluting additive, the U.S.
Energy Department said on Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12421486/
Ford reports large loss amid shake-up
Ford Motor Co. said Friday it lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter, its worst
performance in more than four years, as revenues fell and the nationâ?Ts
second-biggest automaker started a massive and costly North American
restructuring effort.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12418808/
McDonaldâ?Ts first-quarter earnings fall
McDonaldâ?Ts Corp. said Friday its first-quarter profit fell 14 percent due
largely to a sizable tax benefit it received in the same period a year ago,
producing the fast-food chainâ?Ts biggest quarterly drop since 2002.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12419413/
Microsoft to defend business practices
Microsoft Corp. will fight next week for the way it conducts future business as
it urges the European Unionâ?Ts second-highest court to overturn an antitrust
ruling that ordered it to pay a record $613 million fine.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12422826/
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