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Stocks fall on slow job growth report
Stocks fell halting three straight days of record-setting gains after the Labor
Department said employers added far fewer jobs last month than expected and a
General Motors Corp. board member who lobbied unsuccessfully for an alliance
with other automakers resigned.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Will Google gobble up YouTube?
Internet search leader Google is in talks to acquire the popular online video
site YouTube for about $1.6 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15157075/
Billionaire Kerkorian won't buy more GM stock
Dissident General Motors Corp. shareholder Kirk Kerkorian said Friday that he
no longer plans to acquire additional stock in the company, citing GMâ?Ts
decision not to pursue an alliance with Renault and Nissan.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15157447/
Job growth slowed in September
Employers added just 51,000 jobs in September, the fewest in almost a year,
while the unemployment rate dropped down to 4.6 percent â?" offering a mixed
picture of the nationâ?Ts jobs climate.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15154317/
Slowing economy brings tighter job market
By just about any measure, the last two years have been good for job seekers.Â
But with the economy showing clear signs of a slowdown, so too is the pace of
job creation. And unless and until businesses get a better sign of where things
are headed, the job market could get even tighter. By MSNBC.com's John W.
Schoen.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15146686/
Sip slowly: Worldâ?Ts most expensive cocktails
Since the days of Prohibition, when barkeeps invented mixed drinks in an effort
to disguise the taste of their rotgut with fruit syrups, cocktails have exuded
an air of illicit festivity. Beer is fine, and whiskey's quicker, but a
cocktail â?" with its goofy garnishes and splendid colors â?" is merriment in a
tumbler.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15135240/
Cigar industry enjoying sales boom
The cigar industry is vibrant, itâ?Ts healthy, even though there are more
restrictions on peoplesâ?T right to enjoy a cigar than ever before.â?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15158065/
For some shoppers, it's danger season
Despite the collective groans when Halloween merchandise gets trotted out with
the back-to-school fare, stores keep doing it. Why? Because it works.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15129745/
Exposing the organic myth
As food companies scramble to find enough organically grown ingredients, they
are inevitably forsaking the pastoral ethos that has defined the organic
lifestyle.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15158675/
More charges may be filed in HP case
Authorities have hinted they may file more charges in Hewlett-Packard Coâ?Ts
ill-fated media-leak investigation, even after wrangling two of the technology
companyâ?Ts top insiders.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15129655/
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