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Stocks closed mixed on contradictory news
Wall Street struggled to the finish Friday, closing out the week barely changed
after a sharp dip in monthly job growth left investors confused about the
economyâ?Ts health.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
U.S. employment growth stalled in May
Job growth faltered in May, with employers boosting payrolls by just 75,000.
Yet the nationâ?Ts unemployment rate dipped to 4.6 percent, the lowest since
the summer of 2001.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13098037/
U.S. factory orders fell in April
Orders to U.S. factories fell in April, their biggest setback in three months
and another sign of slowing economic activity in the spring.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13099346/
Oil tops $72 after workers kidnapped in Nigeria
Oil prices jumped by almost $2 a barrel Friday after it was reported that eight
foreigners working on a drilling rig off the coast of Nigeria had been
kidnapped.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Deutsche Boerse sticks with Euronext bid
As officials of the New York Stock Exchange and Euronext touted their
revolutionary $9.96 billion union, rival bidder Deutsche Boerse AG said it has
no intention of abandoning its pursuit of Euronext and its four European stock
exchanges.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13098802/
Wal-Mart changing its tune, and singing it
â?oWal-Mart: The Musicalâ? opened way, way off-Broadway Friday to a standing
ovation. Of course, the audience was packed with thousands of employees and
shareholders
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13100193/
Options backdating may be next major scandal
The newest intrigue in corporate America, the apparent backdating of stock
options to boost top executivesâ?T compensation, is rapidly taking on the
dimensions of a major scandal.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13104317/
Montana quarry business is rock solid
Paul Chambersâ?T quarry at the base of the Cabinet Mountains is a hard-rock
bazaar. Choose your look: Smooth slabs? Stackable stones? How about some
football-size rock ornaments?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13102321/
Mouse-in-burrito plot results in prison time
A man who stuffed a dead mouse into his Taco Bell burrito in a botched
extortion attempt was sentenced Friday to 16 to 30 months in prison.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13103749/
Homebuilder Pulte lowers 2006 forecast
Pulte Homes Inc., one of the nation's biggest homebuilders, on Friday cut its
full-year financial forecast, citing a sharp drop in orders in April and May
compared with a year ago.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13098435/
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