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| Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:00:00 EST The week ahead |
| As Wal-Mart goes, so goes the consumer economy. This week, the behemoth discounter and a host of other prominent retailers will report their second-quarter earnings. Economists will be paying close attention to retail-sector profits to see if rising gasoline and oil prices are affecting consumer spending. Last week, crude-oil futures contracts hit an all-time record of $67 a barrel, raising fears over a pullback in household spending. |
| Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:00:00 EST Before you send that E-mail . . . |
| Employees should think twice before hitting the send button on their next E-mail: The head honchos may be watching. Monitoring employee E-mail has become common practice in the workplace over the past few years, quickly becoming standard practice. Almost half of all employers now store and review E-mails, up from 27 percent just six years ago, according to the American Management Association. |
| Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:00:00 EST Markets hit an oil slick |
| Not so long ago, the thought of $50-a-barrel oil spooked the markets. And $2-a-gallon gasoline gave drivers a case of road rage. |
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| Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:08:50 EDT Hint of compromise on nuclear program |
| North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator says Pyongyang may be willing to offer proof that it does not have a uranium-based weapons program, which the United States claims it does. In a rare interview, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye Kwan told CNN that North Korea wants to pursue a peaceful nuclear program and is willing to adopt "strict supervision" of its nuclear facilities. |
| Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:32:53 EDT Security high ahead of Gaza withdrawal |
| Palestinian Authority security forces are on high alert outside settlements across Gaza to prevent violence as the withdrawal of Israeli troops and thousands of Jewish settlers begins Sunday at midnight. There is concern that Islamic radical groups such as Hamas or Islamic Jihad may incite violence that could disrupt the pullout. Israeli troops are also posted to prevent Jewish protesters from infiltrating the settlements. |
| Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:14:13 EDT U.S. military finds insurgent chemical site in Iraq |
| Coalition forces have found more than 1,500 gallons of various chemicals in what officials believe is an insurgent chemical production facility and storage sites, the U.S. military said Saturday. |
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