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Stocks fall on fears over Dubai’s debt
Investors worried about impact on recovery. Story
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Shoppers hit stores as holiday season revs up
As shoppers crowded stores around America in the wee hours Friday to grab discounts and hard-to-find items, early reports pointed to renewed spending vigor. Story | Slideshow
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Old fridge? ‘Cash for Appliances’ looms
On the heels of its "Cash for Clunkers" program for cars, the federal government is expected to announce another tax-supported shopping extravaganza, known as "Cash for Appliances."
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AT&T, Verizon face off in TV ads
AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other's wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there's a lot they don't say.
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Stocks end lower on Dubai’s debt woes
The stock market is in the middle of one of the great rallies of a generation, but for weeks there has been a nagging fear that bad news was never far off.
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Toyota to replace 3.8 million gas pedals
Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat.
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Black Friday holiday shopping kicks off
Americans took advantage of deep discounts on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.
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New-home sales rise to highest level in a year
Sales of new homes rose last month to the highest level in more than a year as strong activity in the South made up for weakness in the rest of the country.
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Housing’s long road back
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Survey: Surgeons top list of stressful jobs
The list of the top eight stressful jobs was compiled by CareerCast.com, a job search Web site, and took into account 21 different stress factors. Click here to read about each of them.
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Holidays pose challenges for the jobless
For the 15.7 million workers unemployed, and perhaps especially for the 5.6 million of those people out of work for six months or more, the holidays present a host of challenges.
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Bailed out banks and bonuses
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More jobless, more benefits
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Signal fading on radio traffic reports
Even as traffic reporters have had their wings clipped in recent years, the airwaves ahead appear even more bumpy.
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Black Friday holiday shopping kicks off
Americans took advantage of deep discounts on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.
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