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Wall Street closes seesaw session lower
Stocks finished Mondayâ?Ts seesaw session lower, as investors weighed fresh
economic data, falling oil prices and merger news to determine whether the
stock marketâ?Ts impressive third-quarter performance would continue.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Wal-Mart to use more part-timers, wage caps
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is pushing to create a cheaper, more flexible work force
by capping wages, using more part-time workers and scheduling more staff on
nights and weekends, The New York Times reported on Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15102492/
Florida's job market hottest in nation
Florida is home to five of the 10 hottest labor markets in America, according
to a new Bizjournals study. Cape Coral-Fort Myers holds first place in the
national rankings.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15061569/
Harrah's receives $15 billion buyout offer
Harrahâ?Ts Entertainment received a $15.05 billion offer for the company from
two private-equity firms in what would be the biggest deal ever for a casino
operator and the fifth-largest leveraged buyout in history.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15102475/
British online gambling shares plummet
Shares of British online gambling companies plunged Monday after the U.S.
Congress passed legislation prohibiting the use of credit cards, checks and
electronic fund transfers for online gaming.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15102480/
Construction spending edges up
Spending on construction projects unexpectedly edged up in August as the best
gain in nonresidential activity in 11 months offset another big decline in home
building.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15104247/
Gilead to purchase Myogen for $2.5 billion
Gilead Sciences Inc., a drug research company, said Monday it plans to buy
Myogen Inc. for about $2.5 billion in cash, giving Gilead access to Myogen's
heart-drug candidates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15102924/
Why is the national debt out of control?
With the national debt now at $8.5 trillion â?" and growing â?" Charley in
Alabama wants to know: Who's to blame for this big pile of debt? And how are we
ever going to clean up this mess?. MSNBC.com's Answer Desk explains what you
can do to fix the problem.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15064460/
High court sides with fired paper workers
The Supreme Court sided Monday with Detroit newspaper unions and employees who
were fired for their actions during an 18-month strike in the mid-1990s.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15105357/
Siemens offers cash to former workers
Siemens AG said Monday it will defer an executive pay hike and contribute the
proceeds to a 35 million euro ($44.3 million) fund to help employees of its
former cell phone business.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15102933/
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