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Stocks rally at week's end
Stocks advanced Friday as investors welcomed a government employment report
that painted the U.S. job market as robust heading into the holiday season,
easing concerns that the economy is losing steam too quickly.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
BusinessWeek: Winter wonder cars
As charming as picturesque winter wonderlands may be, they can often translate
into uncertain, unsafe slipping and sliding on the road. Luckily for consumers
confronting snow and ice, auto manufacturers offer a wide range of vehicles
with systems designed to maximize grip.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16057093/
Paulson: China must move faster on trade
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday the Chinese need to move more
quickly on economic reforms because the rest of the world is growing impatient
and protectionist pressures are rising.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16111863/
U.S. employers added 132,000 jobs in Nov.
Employers boosted payrolls by a respectable 132,000 in November, but the
unemployment rate edged up to 4.5 percent as jobseekers streamed into the labor
market by the thousands with the onrushing holidays.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16107285/
Heelys shares jump in market debut
Shares of Heelys Inc., the maker of a popular brand of shoes that double as
roller-skates, rose as high as 85 percent on Friday, a day after pricing above
a forecast range.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16113488/
FT: Chinese auto parts firm eyes Ford unit
Wanxiang, China's largest car-parts maker and one of its most acquisitive
companies, is in talks with Ford to buy assets from the U.S. carmaker's
troubled components arm.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16106707/
EMI near $3.9 billion deal with investor group
Music company EMI Group PLC was close to a deal last night to be acquired by
European private-equity group Permira, the Wall Street Journal reported on its
Web site on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16106834/
Group: Wal-Mart's China suppliers underpay
Several Chinese suppliers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fail to pay legally required
wages or provide health insurance and allow poor working conditions, a Hong
Kong-based labor group says.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16107807/
Consumer sentiment falls in December
U.S. consumer sentiment fell in December, a prelimiary report showed on Friday,
as consumers pared back their views of future financial conditions.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16109325/
Reckson shareholders OK $4 billion takeover
Reckson Associates Realty Corp. shareholders approved a $4 billion takeover
by SL Green Realty Corp., but billionaire and rival bidder Carl Icahn hinted he
would not abandon his fight for certain Reckson office buildings.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16107083/
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