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Stocks waver amid commodities retreat
Stocks closed Mondayâ?Ts seesaw session barely changed amid a broad retreat in
commodities, which promoted some investors to shift money out of oil and raw
materials-based companies and into other sectors. Wall Street also observed the
fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
U.S. Attorney looks into HP scandal
Chairwoman is under fire for a probe of journalistsâ?T phone records
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14774076/
Gas prices fell 21 cents in past two weeks
The average price of a gallon of gasoline fell 21 cents in the last two weeks,
as the high-demand spike of summer comes to an end, according to a widely
watched survey of pump prices.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14774326/
Oil prices drop below $66 a barrel
Oil prices dropped nearly $1 a barrel Monday as OPEC ministers said they would
keep their 28 million barrel-a-day production target steady.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
IRS settles biggest tax dispute in history
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Monday it agreed to settle its $3.4
billion â?otransfer pricingâ? tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14785879/
Dell delays filing report due to probe
Computer maker Dell Inc. said Monday it will delay filing its fiscal
second-quarter report and suspended its share repurchase program because of
previously disclosed accounting probes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14783011/
Chicago mayor vetoes â?~living wageâ?T law
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley Monday vetoed a â?oliving wageâ? ordinance that
would require large retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Target Corp. to
pay escalating hourly wages and benefits.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14786042/
Sluggish economic growth seen for 2006
The economic expansion, which began in late 2001, still has staying power
although growth will be sluggish through the rest of the year, business
economists predict.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14784856/
Ford preparing more salaried job cuts
Struggling automaker Ford is preparing a deeper round of salaried job cuts that
could be announced as early as Friday according to a report in Mondayâ?Ts
Detroit News.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14783341/
Canadian steelmaker Ipsco buys NS Group
Canadian steelmaker Ipsco Inc. said Monday it is buying NS Group Inc., a maker
of steel pipes and tubes used in oil fields, for about $1.46 billion in cash.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14783129/
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