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Stocks close higher as GM boosts sentiment
Upbeat earnings and a brokerâ?Ts upgrade of General Motors Corp. lifted stocks
Wednesday, as data showing that the economy remains in good shape helped
investors cast aside nervousness about rising interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
U.S. durable goods orders surge in March
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods soared in March by
the largest amount in 10 months, reflecting a big increase in demand for
civilian aircraft.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12494555/
New home sales see biggest gain in 13 years
Sales of new homes soared in March by the largest amount in 13 years,
reflecting a rebound from bad weather in February. But the median price of the
homes sold last month actually declined, providing evidence that the nationâ?Ts
five-year housing boom is slowing.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12495804/
NASD warns against cashing out of 401(k)s
Securities regulators are warning people that cashing out even a small amount
of their 401(k) investment accounts can have a potentially serious impact on
their retirement savings.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12497473/
Enronâ?Ts Lay denies misleading investors
Creeping paragraph by paragraph through a federal indictment, Enron Corp.
founder Kenneth Lay aimed Wednesday to discredit charges he deceived investors
and analysts in the final months before the company collapsed.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12496862/
U.S. firms say Mexico boycott could backfire
U.S. lobbyists lashed out Wednesday at the Mexican "Nothing Gringo" campaign
timed for May 1 to coincide with the "Day Without Immigrants" boycott in the
United States.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12500104/
Unions protest Wal-Mart health care
Unions representing six million workers planned to rally Wednesday in 35 cities
from New York to Los Angeles to protest what they called inadequate health care
coverage by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation's largest employer.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12498246/
Fuel prices have workers eyeing telecommuting
With gas prices near all-time highs, telecommuting is becoming a win-win for
companies and their staff â?" leaving workers paying less for gas and offering
hidden benefits for employers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12498923/
Las Vegas still the king of convention cities
Las Vegas has strengthened its claim as the king of convention cities, hosting
a record number of the largest trade shows in 2005, new industry rankings
released Wednesday show.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12498996/
Talks between Delphi, auto union stall
Talks have reportedly broken off between Delphi Corp. and its second-largest
labor union over the auto supplierâ?Ts plan to cut wages and jobs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12495228/
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