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Stocks end mostly higher after housing data
Wall Streetâ?Ts main stock indexes finished Tuesday mostly higher, as solid
housing data soothed investorsâ?T concerns about a melting economy and rising
interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Housing construction increased in May
Construction of new homes and apartments, after posting three straight months
of declines, increased in May, helped by dry weather.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13435188/
World now has 8.7 million millionaires
The increasing ease of becoming a millionaire became clear Tuesday, with the
announcement that the ranks of world millionaires had swelled to 8.7 million
last year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13437470/
Lego to lay off 1,200, end U.S. production
Lego Group, whose iconic plastic building blocks have entertained millions of
children for more than 70 years, will shed 1,200 jobs and end its U.S.
production, switching to a third-party source in Mexico.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13442193/
Report: Oilâ?Ts role in world energy supply to fall
Oilâ?Ts share of world energy demand will decline over the next quarter
century, the Energy Department said Tuesday, as high prices spur greater use of
alternatives.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13437919/
How Americans mess up their 401(k)s
The 401(k) retirement account, which has become a linchpin of the U.S.
retirement system, is also a prime example of how Americans are failing to save
enough for retirement. Pending legislation might help. By MSNBC.comâ?Ts Roland
Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12976549/
Wizardry at Wal-Mart
Forget Ben Bernanke. Does anything move markets these days more than a monthly
same-store sales report from Wal-Mart?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13440574/
As gas costs rise, so does public transit use
Hobbled by artificial knees, Tom Mahoney doesnâ?Tt drive but says he still
feels the pinch of high gasoline prices nearly every day on the bus.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13439065/
Japan set to allow U.S. beef import resumption
Japan is set to agree on a resumption of U.S. beef imports, suspended for five
months due to concerns about mad cow disease, when senior officials of the two
governments hold talks later on Tuesday, Japanese officials said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13434254/
Oil prices seen stabilizing at $70 mark
Crude futures rose Tuesday to trade slightly below $70 a barrel and some
analysts said the monthlong seesawing of oil prices around this level suggests
establishment of a fair price.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
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