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Stocks end lower amid Yahoo shake-up
Stocks finished Wednesday slightly lower, as investors anticipated this
weekâ?Ts key jobs report and reacted to Yahoo Inc.â?Ts announcement of its
biggest management shakeup in more than five years.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Slumping Yahoo plans management shake-up
Yahoo Inc. announced its biggest executive shake-up in more than five years,
including placing Chief Financial Officer Susan Decker in charge of ad sales in
a move that may signal her anointment as successor to the companyâ?Ts top job.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16070188/
How holiday shopping may affect the dollar
While you're out battling the crowds at the mall or shopping for hot toys this
holiday season, what you're buying and how much of it could influence the
dollar's future moves.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16054165/
Online shoppers count on free shipping
Though free shipping offers tend to dwindle during the rest of the year, they
will return in force this holiday season, with 83 percent of online retailers
surveyed offering the promotion.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15852480/
Customer reviews becoming more common
Retailers are giving vocal online shoppers more opportunities to sound off
about products this holiday season â?" and in return are hoping to convert more
surfers into buyers.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16078626/
10 Tips: Shipping holiday gifts
Shipping gifts at this time of year can be a colossal pain in the neck â?" not
to mention a pain in the pocketbook. The following tips will help you ship
holiday packages safely and in the least expensive way, depending on your
needs. By Laura T. Coffey.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16059156/
Retailers cracking down on return fraud
Consumers may find it more difficult to return gifts because merchants are
tightening their policies in response to an increase in fraud. The National
Retail Federation, a trade group based in Washington, D.C., estimates return
fraud costs the industry $9.6 billion a year â?" about a third during the
holiday season.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16076208/
Lufthansa orders 20 more 747s from Boeing
In a blow to Airbus SAS, German airline Lufthansa AG said Wednesday it would
order 20 Boeing 747-8 planes, with an option for 20 more, becoming the first
passenger airline to order the new long-haul jet.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16077951/
Difficult 2007 predicted for auto industry
The U.S. auto market is likely to remain volatile in 2007 as automakers grapple
with restructuring their businesses amid a weakening economic environment,
Fitch Ratings said in a report on Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16078817/
Home-loan demand rises as refinancing surges
U.S. mortgage applications rose sharply last week, fueled by a surge in home
refinancing loans as interest rates sunk to their lowest levels in more than a
year, an industry trade group said Wednesday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16070480/
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