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Wall Street manages a modest advance
Stocks finished Wednesday with modest gains, with the Dow Jones industrial
average finishing just short of its record high close, as investors shrugged
off a lackluster durable goods report and appeared satisfied with an increase
in new home sales.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
New home sales rise as prices fall
Sales of new homes posted the biggest increase in five months in August,
raising hopes that the steep slide in the housing industry may be leveling off.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15028959/
Orders for big-ticket goods drop again
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods fell for a second
consecutive month in August, marking the first back-to-back declines in more
than two years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15027919/
Will housing slump pinch consumer spending?
The rapidly cooling housing boom left both consumers and the U.S. economy flush
with cash extracted from rising home equity values. But with that
multibillion-dollar piggy bank running dry, can consumers continue the
shopping spree that accounts for more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15016057/
7-Eleven drops Citgo as its gasoline supplier
7-Eleven Inc. is dropping Venezuela-backed Citgo as its gasoline supplier after
more than 20 years as part of a previously announced plan by the convenience
store operator to launch its own brand of fuel.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15030988/
GM talks tough with Renault, Nissan
General Motors toughened its public stance on proposals that the U.S. carmaker
join an alliance with Renault and its sister company, Nissan, adding to
uncertainties weighing on the industry as the Paris Motor Show opens its doors
Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15027469/
Ford: European brands not for sale, yet
Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday that none of its European premium brand car
businesses was for sale at this stage except Aston Martin, but added it would
continue to examine all its options.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15027449/
Ex-Comverse Technology CEO is captured
The fugitive former chief executive of leading voicemail software maker
Comverse Technology Inc. has been captured in Africa following a two-month
international manhunt, U.S. officials announced Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15030305/
Late credit card payments tick higher
Late payments on credit card bills edged up this past spring, when high energy
prices were squeezing the finances of some people and making it hard to pay
bills on time.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15027999/
McDonald's boosts annual dividend
McDonald's Corp. shares jumped to a new six-year high Wednesday after the
world's largest fast-food chain raised its annual dividend 49 percent, part of
efforts to return more cash to shareholders.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15029626/
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