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Stocks edge up after prior dayâ?Ts slump
Stocks inched higher Tuesday after Wall Street shrugged off a sharp drop in
orders for manufactured goods and took comfort in the first gain in existing
home sales in eight months.
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Bernanke eyes inflation, housing risks
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that risks from inflation or
a worse-than-expected housing slump could further complicate things for an
economy that already is in slowdown mode.
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Home sales rise a bit, but prices fall
Sales of existing homes posted a tiny increase in October, the first gain in
eight months, but the median price of homes sold last month fell by a record
amount.
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Toys that won't break your budget
For MSNBC.com's holiday season toy test, we gave 2,000 kids a chance to play
with 100 new toys for two weeks. Here are the winners in the bargain toy
category. By ConsumerMan Herb Weisbaum.
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Philanthropy gets serious for some companies
With the holidays gearing up, companies will soon start preaching about "the
season of giving," in hopes that their products will be the ones customers put
under the tree at Christmas. But some companies have made the giving spirit a
part of their year-round operations and have turned the idea on its head â?"
making good deeds and charity a part of their business plans, and donating
revenue to non-profits that matter to their CEOs, employees and customers.
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A primer on prenups
These days, Hollywood is buzzing from some high-profile divorces. Earlier this
month, Britney Spears filed for divorce from her two-year marriage to Kevin
Federline, whose nickname has gone from "K-Fed" to "Fed-Ex." On the heels of
that news, a day later, actors Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe also filed
for divorce.
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Durable goods orders plunge in October
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods plunged in October by the largest
amount in more than six years, in another sign of a slowing economy.
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Air Berlin orders 60 Boeing jets
German budget carrier Air Berlin said Tuesday it is ordering 60 new Boeing 737
jets as it works to secure its future growth.
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U.K. music firm EMI gets takeover offer
Shares of record company EMI Group PLC, whose artists include Coldplay and the
Beatles, rose sharply Tuesday after the company said it received an approach
about a possible takeover.
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The soul of a new Microsoft
Microsoft is entering perhaps the greatest upheaval in its 30-year history. New
business models are emerging â?" from low-cost "open-source" software to
advertising-supported Web services â?" that threaten Microsoft's core business
like never before.
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