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Stocks slip ahead of November jobs data
Stocks meandered Thursday, eventually closing with modest losses, a drop in
energy stocks offset positive jobless claims data one day before the
governmentâ?Ts widely anticipated November jobs report.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
Consumer borrowing plunged in October
Consumer borrowing fell in October by the largest amount in 14 years,
reflecting a big drop in auto loans.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16096002/
Hewlett-Packard, Calif. to settle spy case
Attorney General Bill Lockyer will announce a settlement agreement Thursday
with Hewlett-Packard Co. over the companyâ?Ts shady tactics to ferret out media
leaks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16095261/
Seminole Tribe buying Hard Rock cafe
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is buying the Hard Rock business, including its
massive collection of rock â?Tnâ?T roll memorabilia, in a $965 million deal
with British casino and hotel company Rank Group PLC, the tribe announced
Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16090321/
High court to hear lawsuit against stock brokers
The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to consider a lawsuit against major Wall
Street firms accused of conspiring to manipulate prices on newly issued shares
during the stock market boom of the 1990s.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16095650/
Jewelers react to film about conflict diamonds
This holiday season some diamond retailers say they are seeing heightened
consumer concern about conflict diamonds, the gems mined in war zones that are
sold to fund armed conflict and civil war.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16096300/
Poverty shifts to the suburbs
The suburban poor outnumbered their inner-city counterparts for the first time
last year, with more than 12 million suburban residents living in poverty,
according to a study of the nationâ?Ts 100 largest metropolitan areas released
Thursday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16077694/
Weekly jobless claims fall sharply
The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits
dropped last week by the largest amount in six months, relieving worries about
a big jump in claims in the previous week.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16090738/
Allstate to stop insuring new N.J. homeowners
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said
Thursday it will stop writing new homeowner policies in New Jersey on Feb. 5,
citing concern a hurricane might strike the state.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16094619/
Gift cards can be a costly convenience
More Americans than ever before will give pre-paid gift cards this holiday
season, but while they may be a convenient way to spread some holiday cheer,
this year they could turn out to be a bigger boon for Americaâ?Ts retailers. By
MSNBC.comâ?Ts Roland Jones.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15851162/
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