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Stocks boosted by tame inflation data
Wall Street closed Friday with a modest gain after benign inflation data and
low oil prices boosted investorsâ?T confidence that the Federal Reserve will
keep interest rates unchanged at its meeting next week.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Ford's plan: Cut costs by $5 billion
Ford Motor Co. Friday said it would cut its annual costs by about $5 billion by
the end of 2008 and reduce its salaried staff by about a third as part of an
accelerated restructuring.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14831365/
Fordâ?Ts next task: Build compelling cars
Fordâ?Ts accelerated plan to close factories and cut one-third of its work
force will boost the automakerâ?Ts bottom line, but now the carmaker needs to
refocus its product line, analysts said Friday. By MSNBC.comâ?Ts Roland Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14835745/
Consumer prices tamed in August
Consumer inflation slowed sharply last month as energy prices moderated,
brightening prospects for future economic growth.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14848738/
Ford workers now left to ponder future
Job cuts, plant closings have them trying to decide whether to take buyouts.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14852185/
Congressional panel wants HP execs to testify
House subcommittee asks for Chairwoman Dunn; California lawsuit filed
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14853080/
DaimlerChrysler slashes profit forecast
Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG lowered its 2006 operating profit forecast Friday,
saying its Chrysler Group now expects a $1.52 billion loss in the third quarter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14849016/
Schering-Plough eyeing Bristol-Myers deal
Schering-Plough Corp. is seriously considering approaching Bristol-Myers Squibb
Co. about a possible merger, according to a report in The Star-Ledger newspaper
on Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14851497/
Survey shows rise in consumer sentiment
U.S. consumer sentiment improved in September, a report showed Friday, although
consumersâ?T view of their current conditions fell.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14849753/
WP: Leonsis pulls away from AOL
Ted Leonsis, a self-made technology entrepreneur who helped turn AOL into a
multibillion-dollar business, said yesterday that he plans to step down at the
end of the year to focus on his sports, entertainment and philanthropic
interests.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14843689/
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