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Stocks end session with modest gains
Wall Street closed out an uneasy May with a solid advance Wednesday, even after
minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting indicated that inflation
pressures raised the chance of another interest rate hike in June.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Delta pilots vote to accept concessions
Delta Air Lines Inc., the nationâ?Ts third-largest carrier, cleared a hurdle
Wednesday when its pilots approved an agreement with the company that calls for
$280 million in annual concessions. A bankruptcy court judge will have the
final say.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13064226/
Average gas prices fall across nation
U.S. retail gasoline prices declined 2.5 cents over the last week to $2.87 a
gallon, the lowest level in six weeks, the U.S. government said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8533441/
Greenpeace: Champagne faces nuclear threat
The Champagne vineyards of France could face a nuclear disaster, according to
Greenpeace which on Tuesday said radioactive underground water had been found
just 10 kms from the country's most prestigious wine producing region.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13066380/
Segway launching scooter financing program
With an eye toward making its upright electric scooters easier for the average
American to buy, Segway Inc. Wednesday rolled out its first financing program.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13066656/
U.S. and Vietnam sign historic trade pact
The United States and Vietnam signed a trade pact Wednesday that removes one of
the last major hurdles in Hanoiâ?Ts bid to join the World Trade Organization.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13059779/
GE files 24,000-page tax return
There's no prize for filing the longest tax return, but General Electric Co.
could probably beat any competition.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13068387/
Juan Valdez going on permanent coffee break
Colombiaâ?Ts coffee ambassador to the world, Carlos Sanchez, is finally
quitting after four decades of playing the role of Juan Valdez.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13068453/
OPEC minister says cartel powerless over prices
OPEC members insisted they were powerless to battle soaring world oil prices
that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said were â?ofairâ? benchmarks that
consuming nations should be expected to pay from now on.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13063838/
Home loan demand falls as interest rates climb
U.S. mortgage applications fell last week, reflecting a decline in home
refinancing loans as interest rates climbed, an industry trade group said on
Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13060028/
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