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Spike in oil prices dents Wall Street
The shutdown of a major Alaskan oil field sent oil prices sharply higher Monday
and prompted investors to sell stocks on inflation fears, one day before the
Federal Reserveâ?Ts next decision on interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Huge Alaska oil field shut down
Oil company BP scrambled Monday to assess suspected pipeline corrosion that
will shut shipments from the nationâ?Ts biggest oilfield, removing about 8
percent of daily U.S. crude production and driving oil prices sharply higher.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14219844/
Oil near record after Alaska shutdown
Oil prices jumped more than $2 on Monday, closing above $77 a barrel and
nearing a record high, as traders reacted to the shut down of an Alaskan oil
field that accounts for about 8 percent of daily U.S. production.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Where to find the best quality of life
If small-town life holds special appeal for you, look out West. Seven of the
10 highest-ranked cities that offer the best quality of life are in Western
states, according to a new study by Bizjournals.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14229712/
Consumer borrowing up in June
Consumers increased their borrowing at a faster-than-expected pace in June due
largely to higher credit card debt.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14232298/
Martha Stewart settles insider trading charges
Martha Stewart will pay about $195,000 and cannot serve as the director of a
public company for five years under a settlement announced Monday on civil
insider trading charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14229278/
Wal-Mart changes pay structure
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is raising starting pay at about a third of its nearly
4,000 U.S. stores by an average 6 percent and introducing wage caps for the
first time on each type of job in all stores, the company said .
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14232257/
Buying into the virtual world
Reality escapists are now being met by marketers and sales people online.
Players build lives, businesses and communities in a virtual 3D world. A true
second life.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14228225/
'Tween' girls ignore Hilary Duff's fashion picks
Singers Hilary Duff and Jessica Simpson may have infiltrated closets, shoe
trees and bathrooms with their names emblazoned on apparel or perfume, but
there's one place celebrities are not having much of an effect -- the closets
of pre-teen girls, according to a survey to be released on Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14228543/
Schools fight drop in foreign students
Five years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, U.S. colleges and universities
are fighting to reverse what some consider an alarming decline in foreign
student enrollment. Many are getting creative with ideas to bring the numbers
back on track.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14034413/
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