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Stocks tumble for second straight session
Stocks tumbled for a second straight session Friday, dragging the Dow Jones
industrial average down 120 points, as the U.S. dollar weakened and bonds
prices fell after data showing higher import prices stoked the marketâ?Ts
inflation worries.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Consumer sentiment falls to seven-month low
U.S. consumer sentiment plunged to a seven-month low in May, with a cut in
current conditions and consumer expectations as high energy prices took their
toll on consumersâ?T moods, a report showed on Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12756095/
U.S. trade deficit improves for second month
The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly declined in March for a second consecutive
month, something that hasnâ?Tt happened in more than two years. The improvement
reflected record U.S. exports and a big drop in the countryâ?Ts foreign oil
bill.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12754445/
Oil prices end week about $2 a barrel higher
Oil prices fell Friday but finished the week roughly $2 a barrel higher as
tradersâ?T concerns about geopolitical threats and refinery snags trumped
evidence of rising supplies and forecasts calling for weakening global demand.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Qwest reportedly balked at NSA records sweep
Qwest Communications was the lone holdout in the telecommunications industry
when it came to sharing telephone records with the National Security Agency â?"
but going it alone was nothing new for former CEO Joseph Nacchio.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12752868/
Ex-Tyco CEO settles tax case for $21.2 million
Former Tyco CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski has agreed to pay $21.2 million to settle a
New York state tax case.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12759538/
DOJ wants to extend Microsoft oversight
Citing Microsoft lapses under an antitrust settlement, the Justice Department
wants to extend oversight of some of the companyâ?Ts business practices until
at least November 2009.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12760151/
Largest passenger ship arrives in New Jersey
The world's largest cruise ship is so immense that even its captain hasn't
finished exploring Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12754630/
GM to discontinue original Hummer H1 model
If you want a big Hummer, you'd better get it now.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12758767/
Famed lawyer Scruggs tackles Katrina insurers
A private jet is waiting for Richard Scruggs, but first the millionaire lawyer
wants to squeeze in a quick lunch. Smiles and nods greet him as he walks into
Lu-Cher Doe's Diner, a soul food restaurant down the street from his law office.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12757825/
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