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Stocks push higher, reversing earlier losses
Stocks turned higher Tuesday, reversing earlier losses and finishing with solid
gains, as investors focused on stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings from
companies like AT&T and mulled an unexpected jump in consumer confidence.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Consumer confidence posts modest rise
Consumers shrugged off higher gasoline prices in July and grew a bit more
optimistic about the economy, a private research group said on Tuesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14025213/
Sales of existing homes fall again
Sales of existing homes fell in June for the eighth time in the past 10 months
while home prices edged up at the slowest pace in more than a decade â?" more
signs that the housing market has slowed dramatically.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14025216/
Honda Motor plans to build aircraft
Honda Motor Co. will enter the aircraft production and sales business,
published reports said Tuesday, amid expectations the automaker will soon sell
small jets its CEO has previously called the â?oHonda Civic of the sky.â?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14025528/
SEC chief to seek new hedge fund rules
With fraud among hedge funds on the rise and ordinary investors getting hurt,
the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday he will
push for new emergency regulations of the high-risk investment pools.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14026109/
N.Y. blackout hits small business owners hard
New York City small business owners are still reeling this week  from a
blackout which devastated the inventories of ice cream parlors, groceries,
butcher shops, fish mongers and restaurants.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14022768/
Japan to resume U.S. beef imports this week
Japan is preparing to approve a resumption of imports of U.S. beef this week,
officials said Tuesday, despite a report that Japanese inspectors found
problems at some U.S. meat processing plants.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14021852/
Tips for remodeling your kitchen
Remodeling your kitchen? You canâ?Tt do anything until you figure out how much
you want to spend. ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum offers tips.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14015422/
BetOnSports fires jailed CEO Carruthers
Online gambling company BetOnSports PLC said Tuesday it had fired its chief
executive following his arrest in the United States on racketeering charges.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14021932/
Chicago battles â?~big boxâ?T retailers
In an escalating political and public-relations battle, the Chicago City
Council is considering  an ordinance that would require â?obig boxâ?
retailers -- like Wal-Mart - to pay their workers more.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14027483/
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