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Dow closes over 12,000 for the first time
The Dow Jones industrial average scored its first close above 12,000 Thursday
as Wall Street managed to hold on to gains despite concerns about the strength
of the economy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Wal-Mart to rally employeesâ?T voting power
The voting power of Wal-Martâ?Ts huge U.S. work force has become the latest
target in the retailerâ?Ts battle with union critics as labor activists launch
a drive to reach Wal-Mart workers ahead of midterm elections next month.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15322454/
Ex-NYSE boss must return some pay
A state supreme court judge has ordered former New York Stock Exchange chief
Richard Grasso to pay back some of the compensation package that the stateâ?Ts
attorney general Eliot Spitzer has labeled excessive, a Spitzer spokesman said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15333953/
NBC Universal to make $750 million in cuts
NBC Universal plans to cut its operating expenses by $750 million by
eliminating employees, cutting back on scripted shows and slashing its news
budget Chairman and CEO Bob Wright said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15327437/
Job losses, big changes coming at NBC News
NBC Universal announced a reorganization Thursday that will mean big changes
for NBC News and MSNBC-TV, including job losses and consolidation of many
operations at NBCâ?Ts New York headquarters.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15305055/
Weekly jobless claims drop sharply
The number of laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped
sharply last week to the lowest level in nearly three months.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15328572/
Economic predictor rises in September
A modest increase in consumer expectations helped boost a closely watched gauge
of future economic activity in September, but not enough to lift the economy
out of the doldrums, an industry-backed research group said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15331602/
Oil prices jump amid supply concerns
Oil prices rose above $58 a barrel Thursday after Saudi Arabia signaled its
support for an OPEC production cut of 1 million barrels a day.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
Wal-Mart unveils $4 generic drugs
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding a program offering $4 prescriptions for some
generic drugs to 14 more states, two weeks after rolling out the low-cost
program in Florida, the worldâ?Ts largest retailer said Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15321904/
A six-day workout to achieve fiscal fitness
If just minutes a day can result in buns of steel or six-pack abs then surely
achieving fiscal fitness in six days should be a piece of low-calorie cake.Â
That, anyway, is the schedule Robert Pagliarini sets with his new book, "The
Six-Day Financial Makeover." -- By Gayle B. Ronan
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15320511/
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