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GM third-quarter results may signal a turn-around
Bailed-out automotive giant says it will begin to pay back U.S. loans. Full story
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Strong autos drive October retail sales
Excluding auto sales, retail demand rose 0.2 percent, half of the expected 0.4 percent rise. Full story
Bailouts and bonuses
Banks claim bosses that drove them to near-insolvency deserve enrichment. Answer Desk
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Stock indexes rise to 13-month highs
Investors grew more upbeat about the economy Monday after retail sales rebounded more than expected in October and as a weaker dollar sent commodity prices higher.
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Madoff's 55-foot yacht put on auction block
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's 55-foot (16.7-meter) yacht named "Bull" and two smaller boats are heading for the auction block in Florida.
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Cisco raises bid for Tandberg to $3.4 billion
Cisco Systems Inc. said Monday it raised its bid for Norway's Tandberg ASA after only a fraction of Tandberg shareholders agreed to Cisco's initial offer.
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GM reports $1.2 billion third-quarter loss
GM says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around.
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Strong autos lift October retail sales
Retail sales rose more than expected in October, but the gain largely reflected a big rebound in auto sales. Sales fell at many other retail stores as consumer spending remains under pressure.
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Beazer Homes CEO could face civil charges
Federal regulators have notified Beazer Homes USA that its top executive could face civil charges over incentive compensation.
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Housing’s long road back
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Generation X is increasingly ‘whatever’ at work
They're antsy and edgy, tired of waiting for promotion opportunities at work as their elders put off retirement.
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BusinessWeek: The case against retirement
The Age of Retirement was one of America's most successful social reforms ever. But that era is over. A new vision of old age is emerging from the trauma of the credit crunch and the Great Recession: Forget retirement. Keep working.
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More jobless, more benefits
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A quick note about GDP
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On the fast track
Nov. 15: Imagine losing your job and weeks later launching a business of your own. Meet one man who turned a professional setback into his own checkered flag.
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UPS pegs Dec. 21 as busiest day of 2009
UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, expects to deliver roughly 22 million small packages on its busiest day this year — projected to be Dec. 21.
