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Dow industrials edge up to new record
Wall Street seesawed Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average eventually
closing at a new record high, after the government reported new home prices
plunged at its steepest pace since 1970.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
New home prices plunge unexpectedly
The median price of a new home plunged in September by the largest amount in
more than 35 years, even as the pace of sales rebounded for a second month.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15427682/
Wal-Mart adds 12 states to its drug plan
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the worldâ?Ts biggest retailer, said Thursday it is
extending its $4 generic prescription drug plan to another 12 states, bringing
to total to 27 states.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15426027/
Aircraft demand hikes durables orders
Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods, powered by a huge
jump in demand for commercial jetliners, soared in September by the largest
amount in more than six years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15426540/
Demand grows for high-end costumes
The Halloween dash now demands lots of cash, even for toddlers. Many retailers
are catering to the growing demand for high-end children's costumes.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15310311/
Exxon posts second-biggest profit ever
Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobilâ?Ts earnings rose to $10.49 billion in the
third quarter, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly
traded U.S. company. Its share price briefly rose to a 52-week high.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15426390/
Fed leaves interest rates alone
The Federal Reserve Wednesday stuck to its playbook and left short-term
interest rates unchanged where they have been since midyear, concluding that
the risks of inflation and an economic slowdown are roughly in balance.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15414644/
GM front-runner in race to restructure
Faced with declining vehicle sales and escalating costs, Americaâ?Ts â?oBig
Threeâ? automakers are running a long race to restructure their flagging
businesses. General Motors is emerging as the front-runner, analysts say. By
MSNBC.comâ?Ts Roland Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15412317/
Grinch? No, fear the â?~Christmas creepâ?T
Itâ?Ts beginning to look a lot like Christmas â?" and itâ?Ts only October.
Santa isnâ?Tt here yet, but retailers already are stocking shelves with
Christmas merchandise, in some cases setting up Christmas trees and holiday
lighting way before Thanksgiving and even pre-empting Halloween.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15403474/
Starbucks expansion plan: 'Infilling'
The people who work in Seattleâ?Ts tallest building face a tough decision:
should they get their caffeinated indulgence at the old Starbucks on the
buildingâ?Ts first floor or the new Starbucks, 40 floors up? And, if those
lines are too long, is it too far to walk across the street, where a third
Starbucks awaits?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15420414/
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