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Stocks finish mixed after GMâ?Ts upgrade
Stocks closed Tuesday mixed, as an analystâ?Ts upgrade of General Motors Corp.
propped up the Dow Jones industrial average, pushing it to a new six-year high,
and Dell Inc.â?Ts profit warning put a dent in the technology sector.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Gold passes $700 an ounce, first time since â?T80
Gold prices surged Tuesday above $700 an ounce â?" a level not reached since
1980 â?" as funds bought into the market, driven by weakness in the dollar,
political tension in the Middle East and overall upward momentum in the
commodities markets.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12704100/
Fed may opt to pause rate hikes
After a widely expected interest rate increase Wednesday, the Federal Reserve
may opt to take a pause in its two-year rate-raising campaign.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12704870/
Delphi seeks right to void labor contracts
Delphi Corp. argues that it must be given the right to cancel its labor
contracts, telling a bankruptcy judge that move is critical to its cost cutting
and reorganization.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12705326/
Lawmakers near agreement on tax cut bill
Lawmakers are nearing agreement on a $70 billion measure that would extend tax
breaks for investors and prevent millions if middle-income families from being
hit by a tax aimed at the wealthy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12706587/
AOL laying off 1,300, downsizing call centers
AOL is laying off about 1,300 employees, or 7 percent of its worldwide work
force, and is closing its call center in Jacksonville, Fla.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12702708/
Oil prices return to more than $70 a barrel
Crude-oil futures rose more than $1 a barrel Tuesday amid persistent concerns
over Iranâ?Ts nuclear ambitions and after the U.S. government forecast elevated
oil prices through 2007.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Survey: Confidence in poultry unshaken
Tyson Foods Inc. says its tracking surveys have found no drop in U.S. consumer
confidence in poultry despite the spread in other parts of the world of a
deadly strain of bird flu.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12706260/
Fannie Mae discloses more accounting errors
Government-ordered review wonâ?Tt be done until second half of this year
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12701614/
Is ID theft insurance worthwhile?
Identity theft insurance is a hot product, but it may not be worth the money.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12692565/
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