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Dow to Try For 11,000 Again

NEW YORK – Investors will sort through data on housing, durable goods and inflation plus earnings from companies like FedEx Corp. (FDX) and Morgan Stanley (MWD) next week, but none are expected to pack enough punch to undo the year’s gains and derail Dow’s push toward 11,000. And as usual, …

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Afghan Prez Makes Diverse Parliamentary Appointments

KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai has made his appointments to the upper house of Afghanistan’s parliament, set to convene this month for the first time in over 30 years, officials said Friday. Karzai also welcomed NATO’s decision to send 6,000 extra troops into the volatile south of Afghanistan, saying …

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2005 Was Good for Big Retailers

CHICAGO – Big retailers got bigger, big food companies tried to get smaller and big tobacco had some big wins in 2005. For 2006, investors will be watching as retailers integrate the deals, packaged food companies sell more assets and the biggest tobacco company, Altria Group Inc. (MO), considers whether …

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