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GM board agrees to consider alliance
General Motors board of directors Friday agreed to "exploratory discussions"
regarding an alliance with French automaker Renault and Japan's Nissan.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13753688/
Is a Nissan-Renault plan good for GM?
General Motorsâ?T board of directors has voted to start exploratory discussions
with Nissan and Renault on a potential business alliance. But would a deal help
boost GMâ?Ts flagging fortunes? By MSNBC.comâ?Ts Roland Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13639768/
Profit warnings, rising oil hammer stocks
Corporate profit warnings and record oil prices overshadowed a benign jobs
creation report and sent stocks sharply lower Friday, as investors worried that
the U.S. economy is cooling too quickly.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
For sale: Hot red Ferrari, seller included.
A 26-year-old woman in Germany is offering an incentive to auction off her
Ferrari Enzo on eBay. With a starting bid of  $1.6 million, you get a
659-horsepower engine, alloy wheels â?" and the seller.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13740099/
Payrolls grew by tepid 121,000 in June
Employers boosted payrolls by a tepid 121,000 in June â?" an improvement from
the previous month but new evidence that companies are reluctant to bulk up
their work forces in the face of high energy prices and slowing economic
growth. Wages rose sharply.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13748814/
Oil prices hit record high, then fall
Oil prices eased for the second day in a row on Friday after briefly hitting
record territory above $75 a barrel on geopolitical tensions and rising
gasoline demand.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
The making of a $90,000 gun
Purdey's bespoke shotguns are handcrafted, the old-fashioned way.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13754416/
Dad accused of tampering with kidsâ?T soup
A father accused of poisoning his childrenâ?Ts soup in a scheme to sue the
Campbell Soup Co. was indicted on tampering and fraud charges, authorities said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13752951/
Verizon may spin off yellow pages
Verizon Communications Inc. took a step Friday that would permit it to spin off
its yellow pages directories business but said it hasnâ?Tt made a final
decision yet on whether a spinoff will occur.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13751318/
WP: Fewer women in labor force
U.S. women's rush to employment stopped in 2000 and started to decline, as they
began to join their male counterparts in retirement, go out on disability and
delay paid employment to get more education.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13743398/
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