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Stocks drop on fears of economic slowdown
Stocks dropped Friday in light summer trading after Apple Computer Inc. said it
would delay its latest quarterly report because of irregularities related to
past stock-option grants.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Airline shares nosedive amid terror concerns
Investors pummeled airline stocks in midday trading Friday, as analysts
continued to offer mixed opinions about the impact of this weekâ?Ts foiled
terrorist plot.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14302358/
Retail sales rebounded in July
Shoppers got back in the buying mood in July, propelling sales at the nation's
retailers up by 1.4 percent, the most in six months.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14301350/
House panel chief blasts BPâ?Ts policies
In weeks leading up to BP's  decision to begin shutting down its giant Prudhoe
Bay field in Alaska, the London-based oil company told U.S. lawmakers it had a
handle on pipeline corrosion found in March, the head of the U.S. House Energy
Committee said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14304870/
The art of the pitch
Making a lasting impression is the key and could open the door to an
hour-long pitch session with the funder of your dreams. Put the audience to
sleep, and, well, it just means one thing: lots more pitching.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14289305/
Oil prices rise as terror impact weighed
Crude-oil prices rose slightly Friday after dropping more than $2 a barrel a
day earlier, as markets reevaluated how the thwarted trans-Atlantic airplane
attacks might dampen jet fuel demand and consumer confidence.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Ban on liquids hits duty-free shops hard
Airline travelers in the U.S. and Britain are prohibited from bringing all gels
and liquids on board. A serious hit to the big business of duty-free goods. By
CNBC's Julia Boorstin
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14303374/
Ex-Wal-Mart exec sentenced
Tom Coughlin, the former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. vice chairman who admitted to
stealing thousands of dollars from the company, was sentenced Friday to 27
months of home confinement.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14306445/
Apple reiterates delay in SEC filing
Apple Computer Inc. on Friday reiterated that its mishandling of past employee
stock options will cause it to miss a regulatory deadline for filing its latest
quarterly results.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14301429/
Muppets maestro performs an adult act
The creators of The Muppets â?" those cute and cuddly characters you grew up
watching on Sesame Street â?" are staging a rude and lewd puppet show that is
strictly for adults only.
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