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North Korean missile test rattles stocks
Concerns over North Koreaâ?Ts nuclear ambitions and surging oil prices
pressured stocks Wednesday, adding to Wall Streetâ?Ts worries about the economy
and interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Enronâ?Ts Ken Lay is dead
Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted of helping perpetuate one of
the most sprawling business frauds in U.S. history, died Wednesday of a heart
attack in Colorado. He was 64.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13715925/
Oil prices soar to new record
Oil prices jumped to a record above $75 a barrel on Wednesday, propelled by a
rally in gasoline that analysts said could send average U.S. pump prices past
$3 a gallon by the weekend.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Consumers face challenges in handling debt
Rising interest rates and higher gasoline prices are putting the squeeze on
consumers' budgets, and many are finding it harder to keep up with their bills.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13690876/
Factory orders rebounded in May
Orders to U.S. factories for manufactured goods rebounded in May following a
big decline in the previous month as strengthened demand for petroleum and
chemicals offset weakness in commercial aircraft and autos.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13719099/
GMâ?Ts team to examine tie-up with Renault
General Motors has set up a high-level task force to investigate the merits of
a deal with Nissan and Renault. The move is a sign that the U.S. carmaker is
seriously considering an invitation to join a three-way alliance that would
transform the industry.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13715124/
GM board to meet Friday to mull alliance
General Motors Corp. said Wednesday its board of directors will meet by
telephone Friday, a week after dissident shareholder Kirk Kerkorian disclosed
his efforts to link the company with foreign competitors Renault and Nissan.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13718218/
Renault-Nissan-GM to focus on tech
Talks with ailing U.S. automaker General Motors planned by Nissan and Renault
will focus on purchasing parts together and sharing environment and safety
technologies, a major Japanese newspaper reported Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13713330/
Stock-option scandal costs all investors
If investors think they're safe from the scandal involving the granting of
executive stock options, they may want to consider this: Even if they aren't
invested in companies caught up in the controversy, it could still cost them
big.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13687198/
Southwest Airlines raises fares
Southwest Airlines Co. has raised fares by $3 or $10 for one-way trips â?" one
of its largest increases ever â?" and boosted the limit on its refundable fare
to $319.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13718368/
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