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Stocks close down on news of Thai coup
Stocks dropped suddenly Tuesday after Thailandâ?Ts military launched a coup
against the countryâ?Ts prime minister.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Energy price drop makes Fed's job easier
Call it the Fedâ?Ts â?ooil dividend.â? As the central bankâ?Ts inflation
fighters meet Wednesday to set interest rates, theyâ?Tll get some major
breathing room from the recent plunge in oil and gasoline prices. By John W.
Schoen
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14906805/
August housing starts fell 6%
The pace of U.S. home building fell more sharply than expected in August as
builders broke ground on new homes at the slowest rate since April 2003..
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14904445/
Inflation shows moderation in August
Prices at the wholesale level edged up modestly in August, providing further
evidence that inflation pressures are easing.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14904635/
Latest Elmo hits store shelves
Fisher-Price, a unit of Mattel Inc., on Tuesday took the wraps off T.M.X. Elmo,
ending months of unprecedented secrecy thatâ?Ts had the toy industry abuzz.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14904938/
Source: HP obtained Fiorinaâ?Ts phone records
Hewlett-Packard Co.â?Ts early efforts to plug a boardroom leak targeted the
phone records of then-Chief Executive Carleton Fiorina, according to a source
familiar with an investigation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14910051/
Holiday sales growth expected to slow
Holiday sales are expected to rise, though at a slower rate than last year as
consumers fret about the declining housing market, according to a National
Retail Federation.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14904061/
Toshiba recalls 340,000 laptop batteries
Toshiba is recalling 340,000 laptop batteries worldwide made by Sony Corp., the
latest in a series of problems for the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14902097/
Motorola to buy Symbol Technologies
Motorola Inc. Tuesday said it had agreed to buy Symbol Technologies Inc., a
maker of bar code and inventory scanning technology, for about $3.9 billion in
cash to expand its opportunities with corporate customers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14903907/
Chrysler to cut production 24%
DaimlerChrysler AGâ?Ts Chrysler Group will cut deliveries to dealers by 90,000
vehicles, or nearly 24 percent, in the third quarter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14897092/
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