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Stocks end quiet session slightly higher
Stocks finished Fridayâ?Ts quiet trading system slightly higher, as investors
awaited further signs about the health of the economy. Falling oil prices and a
contract win for Boeing Co. offered some support to the market.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
What the &[EMAIL PROTECTED] Watch your language!
A new documentary is out exploring the colorful use of the F-word. Despite the
U.S. constitutional right of free speech, not every workplace is inclined to
tolerate language which, like the F-word, is generally considered crude.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15643746/
Wal-Mart extends price cuts to small appliances
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cut prices on small appliances including microwaves and
coffee makers Friday, the latest in a series of markdowns aimed at luring
shoppers during the vital holiday shopping period.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15652610/
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/
Hot items for Christmas â?" already!
Turning an ordinary holiday toy into a phenomenon isn't easy. In fact, it's
often as much a matter of luck as anything else. Most holiday seasons come and
go without the craziness of the latest "gotta have it" toy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15625233/
Single-malt scotches are hot
There are special editions and limited editions, double-vatted malts and single
vintage malts and single cask malts, and it's all enough to make your head spin
even before you've begun to sample the stuff. What the highlands is going on
here?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15654679/
Troubled Airbus jet could be bargain
After breaking its delivery dates three times on its super-jumbo A380 jet,
Airbus sales executives are courting customers all over again to keep them from
dumping the new model. The Airbus problems could mean bargains for airlines
that can wait.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15642210/
Boeing wins Air Force helicopter contract
The Air Force awarded a lucrative contract Thursday for search and rescue
combat helicopters to a team led by aerospace giant Boeing Co.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15653325/
Habitat for hustlers
Many banks, brokers, and mortgage-servicing companies that deal with Habitat
for Humanity families increasingly are profiting handsomely from the
financially naive.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15654489/
A lavish laptop designed for chic geeks
"More for less" remains the rule in consumer electronics as prices keep falling
for everything from digital cameras to high-definition TVs. But one Dutch firm
is bucking this trend with a $5,000 laptop computer that also serves a fashion
statement.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15641488/
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