--------------------------------------------------------
Today's Business Headlines - Market Close from MSNBC.com
--------------------------------------------------------
Market Closing Prices
DJIA: 12328.48 +20.99
NASDAQ: 2442.86 +5.50
S&P 500: 1413.04 +3.20
AMEX: 2085.15 -1.13
Wall Street Watch: Complete coverage
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032221/
-------------------------------
ADVERTISEMENT
-------------------------------
Get a Faster Internet Connection with MSN Broadband -- Now Available Nationwide!
http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/broadband/default.asp
-------------------------------
Business
-------------------------------
Stocks rise as investors mull takeovers
Wall Street extended its advance Monday as investors weighed several takeover
developments and placed bets ahead of the Federal Reserveâ?Ts decision on
interest rates.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3683270/
DuPont to cut 1,500 jobs
Chemicals maker DuPont Co. on Monday said it will cut 1,500 jobs and
consolidate manufacturing in its seeds unit in a move to lower operating costs
by $100 million a year.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16152646/
Stores plying shoppers with discounts
The serious holiday shoppers were back in the nation's stores and malls over
the weekend, buying in earnest but also making sure they came away with great
bargains.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16141736/
DaimlerChrysler warns of layoffs
DaimlerChrysler AG could lay off up to 4,000 workers in North American truck
operations next year due to a downturn in demand, the head of the automakerâ?Ts
truck operations said on Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16155516/
Delta bid to end pilot pension plan upheld
A federal judge Monday upheld an order approving Delta Air Lines Inc.â?Ts
request to terminate its pilotsâ?T pension plan, over the objections of 223
retired pilots.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16157048/
Name that holiday tune again and again
As of Monday, 402 stations from Maine to Hawaii were playing Christmas tunes
around the clock to bring in listeners and advertising dollars. Most of the
programming kicked off after Thanksgiving. Ridiculous or not, Americans canâ?Tt
get enough of it.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16156157/
High court rules against oil, gas industry
The Supreme Court ruled against the oil and gas industry Monday in a dispute
over how many years into the past the government can reach to collect money for
leases on federal land.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16154691/
Nissan planning new fuel-cell vehicle
Nissan Motor Co. announced plans Monday to launch a next-generation fuel cell
vehicle in the early 2010s in Japan and North America as part of its mid-term
environmental strategy.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16151389/
Drop in existing-home sales seen again
Next year will likely bring a second annual decline in existing-home sales, the
National Association of Realtors predicted on Monday.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16155913/
Calif. overtaking Wisconsin as big cheese
Wisconsin, which proudly calls itself â?oAmericaâ?Ts Dairylandâ? and embraces
all things cheese as a whey of life, is not yet ready to become a second-rate
cheese power. California is poised to take over the crown â?" or the
cheesehead? â?" as the nationâ?Ts top cheese producer as early as next year,
but Wisconsin cheese -overs say quality is more important than quantity.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/16156983/
=========================================
This email is never sent unsolicited. You have received this MSNBC Daily Market
Close newsletter because you subscribed to it or, someone forwarded it to you.
To remove yourself from the list (or to add yourself to the list if this
message was forwarded to you) simply go to
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7423315/, select unsubscribe, enter the email
address receiving this message, and click the Go button.
Microsoft Corporation - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052
MSN PRIVACY STATEMENT
http://privacy.msn.com <http://privacy.msn.com/>
