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Bottled water backlash takes hold
$11 billion bottled water industry is stuttering. Full story
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Retailers set for final holiday shopping rush
Shoppers seeking deeper discounts are playing a game of chicken with stores. But analysts warn that inventories are so low there may not be more deals. Full story | Video
Say ‘Adjö’ to Saab
GM says it will shut down Saab after talks to sell the brand to Dutch carmaker Spyker Cars have collapsed. Full story
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Tech stocks pull market out of 3-day slide
The stock market broke a three-day slide Friday as stronger results at two big technology companies bolstered confidence about a comeback in the economy.
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Morgan Stanley’s CEO forgoes bonus again
Morgan Stanley Chief Executive John Mack is forgoing a year-end bonus for the third straight year, he said in a memo obtained by Reuters.
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Google hit with fine for breaching copyright
A Paris court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s expansion into digital books breaks France's copyright laws.
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GM to shut down Saab after deal talks collapse
General Motors Co. said Friday it will shut down Saab after talks to sell the brand to Dutch carmaker Spyker Cars collapsed.
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Review: Toyota Venza falls short
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‘Super Saturday’ snowed out on East Coast
The last Saturday of shopping before Christmas is snowed out on most of the East Coast by blizzard-like conditions that stretched from the Carolinas to the New England states.
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NYC tops the list of America’s costliest cities
It will come as little surprise that the cost of groceries, gasoline and various sundries, at a little more than twice the national average, is highest in New York City.
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Housing’s long road back
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Southwest Air tops list of best places to work
Southwest Airlines Co topped the list of the 50 best U.S. places to work, based upon employee opinions, according to research released on Wednesday.
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Newest credit card trick? 79.9 percent interest
A credit card with 79.9 percent APR is how First Premier Bank, a subprime credit card issuer, is skirting new regulations intended to curb abusive practices in the industry.
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Small firms may get $30 billion in bailout aid
The Obama administration is setting aside $30 billion from the financial bailout fund for a program designed to encourage lending to small businesses to aid the economic recovery.
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Retailers gear up for ‘Super Saturday’ rush
Bargain-hunting shoppers are expected to flood stores on "Super Saturday" weekend — the last before Christmas — and deliver retailers the highest weekend sales so far this holiday season.
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