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Stocks pull back as investors grab profits
Wall Street pulled back Thursday, as investors cashed in profits amid
disappointing consumer sentiment data and rising oil prices. Losses in the
technology sector were stemmed by better-than-expected results from Cisco
Systems Inc.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Woman settles with BP over refinery blast
A woman who lost both parents in the explosion that killed 15 last year at
BPâ?Ts Texas City plant settled her lawsuit against the company Thursday, the
day jury selection was to begin, attorneys said.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15638594/
Trade deficit shows sharp improvement
Helped by falling oil prices, Americaâ?Ts trade deficit showed a sharp
improvement in September, narrowing by the largest amount in more than five
years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15636045/
Women urged to chart a financial course
Despite becoming more active in their financial planning, American women still
tend to take small steps toward ensuring a financially secure retirement, a
recent survey has found. By Vanessa Richardson.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15528502/
Lull in land grab hits some homeowners
Hurricane Katrina has turned many land owners into instant millionaires but
some blue-collar neighborhood in east Biloxi are still waiting for that golden
deal to come through as the Gulf Coastâ?Ts booming casino industry hits a
construction lull.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15640439/
Samâ?Ts Club to accept MasterCard cards
Samâ?Ts Club is expected to announce on Thursday that it will start accepting
MasterCard Inc. credit cards for the first time, the Wall Street Journal
reported.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15636709/
Wal-Mart opts for â?~Christmasâ?T marketing
It is beginning to look a lot more like Christmas at Wal-Mart. After fumbling
marketing for the holidays last year and drawing criticism, the worldâ?Ts
largest retailer has decided that â?Christmasâ? will be prominent in its
sales effort this year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15639425/
U.S. to launch Yo-Yo Ball probe
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission will take another look at Yo-Yo
Water Balls, a popular toy blamed for injuring more than 400 children across
the country. The action follows a detailed report on the hazards of Yo-Yo Balls
in this weekâ?Ts ConsumerMan column.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15639677/
GM, Ford do well in auto quality survey
Japanese automakers dominated an influential survey of the most reliable new
vehicles that was released Thursday, but General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor
Co. both placed high with its new models.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15638076/
Ford to cut production at Michigan plant
Ford Motor Co. will cut production at a sport utility vehicle plant in Michigan
to better align itself with declining demand for the gas-guzzling machines, the
automaker said on Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15638017/
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