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Stocks finish mixed as commodities slump
Stocks closed Mondayâ?Ts seesaw session mixed, as crude oil and gold prices
fell sharply and mild economic data lifted bonds from recent lows.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Enron prosecution begins closing arguments
Two former chief executives of Enron Corp. â?olied over and over and over
againâ? to investors and employees in a widespread fraud that cost victims
millions of dollars, a federal prosecutor said Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12800157/
Oil prices tumble as demand seen slowing
Oil prices fell more than 3 percent Monday, dipping below $70 a barrel amid
concerns about weakening demand and rising inflation. Some analysts said the
selloff was triggered by profit-taking.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Boeing reportedly to settle federal suits
Boeing Co. has reached a tentative settlement with the government that calls
for it to pay $615 million to end a three-year Justice Department investigation
into reported defense contracting scandals, a federal official familiar with
the details of the agreement said Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12796632/
China's currency rises past milestone
China's official exchange rate broke through the psychologically important 8
yuan per dollar level Monday, its highest level in more than a decade, in a
move traders said might signal Beijing's willingness to allow its currency to
appreciate faster.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12796660/
Housing market cooling, not crashing
The housing boom has ended. But that doesn't mean a real estate bust. In most
markets across the country, home sales continue at a brisk pace. And in some
metros, prices are rising even as fewer houses are selling.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12800144/
Best cars for the bucks
Car buyers crave the best deals on their purchases, but the best cars for the
bucks are not necessarily the ones that come with the biggest discounts.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12801554/
Market correction sends gold prices down
Major precious metals fell sharply Monday, as part of a wide financial market
sell-off that saw industrial metals, oil and equities all buckling under
speculative selling from record highs.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12799193/
AstraZeneca takes full control of biotech firm
AstraZeneca PLC said Monday it is acquiring full control of Cambridge Antibody
Technology Group PLC in a 567 million pound ($1.07 billion) deal intended to
secure the drugmaker's pipeline of new products.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12796675/
Krispy Kreme to settle retirement fund suit
Krispy Kreme has reached a proposed $4.7 million settlement with workers who
sued the troubled doughnut maker, alleging they lost millions of dollars in
retirement savings because company executives hid evidence of declining sales
and profits, the company announced Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12800490/
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