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Dow industrials close at another record
Stocks edged higher Friday, closing at another record high, after the
government said September retail sales fell by the largest amount in three
months and General Electric Co.â?Ts third-quarter profit failed to dazzle
investors.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Data suggests strong holiday sales for retailers
Bolstered by falling gasoline prices, consumers headed back to the malls to
shop in September. And with confidence rebounding sharply this month, strong
sales are forecast for the all-important holiday period.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15247915/
Penn. jury fines Wal-Mart $78 million
Wal-Mart must pay at least $78 million for violating Pennsylvania state labor
laws by forcing employees to work through rest breaks and off the clock, a jury
decided Friday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15251910/
Yunus wins Nobel Peace Prize
Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace
Prize on Friday for their pioneering use of tiny, seemingly insignificant loans
â?" microcredit â?" to lift millions out of poverty.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15246216/
Ban unlikely to end Web gambling
It took Congress more than a decade to pass a ban on Internet gambling. Now
comes the hard part. Experts say the odds are long that the feds will be able
to come up with a set of regulations to end what has grown to become a $12
billion-a-year industry.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15240569/
Online gambling firms sell U.S. units for $1
British-based online gaming companies began cashing in the chips of their U.S.
operations Friday as President Bush signed a bill aimed at restricting Internet
gambling in the United States.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15250433/
Air America Radio files Chapter 11
Air America Radio, the liberal talk and news radio network that features the
comedian Al Franken, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, but
will stay on the air while it reorganizes with funding from its investor group.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15249280/
Vegas airport bets on radio chips
Officials at the  Las Vegas airport are betting that a 20-cent computer chip
could help solve a growing problem of lost and mishandled baggage that costs
the global industry $2.5 billion a year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15235999/
General Electric profit matches targets
General Electric Co. said Friday its third-quarter profit rose 6 percent as the
industrial products, financial services and media conglomerate reported strong
orders across the company.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15247917/
Oil prices rebound amid platform shutdowns
Oil prices rose above $58 a barrel Friday after Norway ordered production shut
down at two offshore platforms, reducing flows by about 10 percent from the
worldâ?Ts third-largest oil exporter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
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