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Stocks finish seesaw session up slightly
Wall Street finished Thursdayâ?Ts seesaw session up slightly, as investors
attempted to overcome new data that might indicate the economy is moderating
faster than the Federal Reserve anticipated.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
July new home sales fall 4.3 percent
Sales of new homes dropped in July by the largest amount since February while
the inventory of unsold homes climbed to a record high.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14498418/
Ford looking at 'radical changes'
In an exclusive interview with BusinessWeek, Ford Chairman William Clay Ford
Jr. for the first time acknowledged that the company is willing to cut some
brands and is looking for strategic alliances with other carmakers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14499465/
Mortgage rates fall for 5th week
Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a fifth consecutive week as data continued
to point to a slowdown in the housing market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7148582/
Capitalist Wal-Mart goes communist
Wal-Mart, a bastion of private business, has fought efforts to form unions
elsewhere in its worldwide operations. But in recent weeks it said it has
agreed to work with the state-sanctioned labor federation to allow unions in
its outlets in China, where it has 30,000 employees.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14495326/
Rite Aid acquiring Eckerd, Brooks stores
Rite Aid Corp., the nationâ?Ts third largest drugstore chain, said Thursday it
will purchase the U.S. Eckerd and Brooks operations of Canadaâ?Ts Jean Coutu
Group Inc. for about $2.55 billion in cash and stock.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14495137/
Business of life suffers growing pains
The emerging industry of helping to facilitate pregnancy may be a hot field in
the near future, but it comes with plenty of questions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14485739/
Durable goods orders tumble in July
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell 2.4 percent in
July as demand for aircraft and automobiles weakened.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14497154/
Weekly jobless claims take moderate dip
The number of workers seeking first-time jobless aid fell by 1,000 last week, a
government report showed on Thursday, signaling a steady, solid job market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14497160/
McDonaldâ?Ts shares withstand shakeup
McDonaldâ?Ts Corp. shares held steady Thursday as Wall Street shrugged off the
management shake up resulting from the abrupt resignation of No. 2 executive
Mike Roberts.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14501358/
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