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Wall Street retreats after inflation data
Wall Street retreated Tuesday from attempts to push the Dow Jones industrial
average to 12,000, rattled by a fresh batch of inflation data and a downgrade
of chip maker Intel Corp.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Judge vacates convictions of Enronâ?Ts Lay
A federal judge Tuesday vacated the conviction of Enron founder Kenneth Lay who
died in July, wiping out a juryâ?Ts verdict that he committed fraud and
conspiracy in the months before his companyâ?Ts collapse.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15306994/
BW: Wal-Mart workers walk out
As Wal-Mart rolls out a new round of workplace restrictions, employees at a
Wal-Mart Super Center in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., are taking matters into their
own hands. On Oct. 16, workers on the morning shift walked out in protest
against the new policies and rallied outside the store, shouting "We want
justice."
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15305178/
Wholesale prices plunge as gas prices drop
Wholesale inflation plunged by the largest amount in more than three years in
September as a record drop in gasoline prices offset higher costs for cars and
other items. And in a sign of a slowing economy, industrial output dropped by
the largest amount in a year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15300775/
GAO report lifts lid on card industry
A report issued last week by the Government Accountability Office validates
what consumer groups have been saying for years, that credit card rates and
fees are too complex and confusing. By ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15292149/
WP: A battle against smoke in airplanes
On average, nearly one flight a day in the United States is diverted because of
smoke in the cabin or cockpit, the statistics show.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15282527/
Largest Manhattan apartment complex sold
MetLife on Tuesday said it has sold Peter Cooper Village/Stuyvesant Town for
$5.4 billion, ending a high-stakes bidding war that included protests from
residents who wanted to stop the middle-class apartment complex in Manhattan
from falling into the hands of developers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15304780/
Power crunch spotlights deregulation turmoil
A report Monday that the nation faces more frequent power outages comes as a
decades-long debate over industry deregulation heats up â?" and shows no signs
of resolution. By MSNBC.COM's John W. Schoen.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15292581/
Boom in coal plants poses questions
A building boom that would add scores of new coal-fired power plants to the
nation's power grid is creating a new dilemma for politicians,
environmentalists and utility companies across the United States.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15280495/
Wal-Mart to buy Chinese chain, report says
Wal-Mart has agreed to acquire a Chinese supercenter chain for about $1 billion
in a move that would give the worldâ?Ts largest retailer the biggest food and
department store network in China.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15292676/
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