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ECONOMY: When unemployment last topped 10 percent
WASHINGTON ---- The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, "The A-Team" was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release "Thriller."
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RETAIL: Deja vu: Retailers in DVD price war
NEW YORK ---- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is upping the ante heading into the holiday season, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books.
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RETAIL: Game could set entertainment record
NEW YORK ---- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for "The Dark …
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EBay settles lawsuit filed by Skype founders
SAN FRANCISCO ---- EBay Inc. has settled a legal skirmish with the founders of Skype that threatened to complicate eBay's plans to sell most of the Internet phone service to a group of investors for $2 billion.
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ENVIRONMENT: Solana Beach group launches 'green' chamber of commerce
SOLANA BEACH ---- Seeking environmentally minded companies throughout San Diego County, the Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce has established a new business organization ---- a "green" chamber.
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RETAIL: October sales offer relief to merchants
NEW YORK ---- Consumers, enticed by cooler weather and an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.
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HOUSING: Fannie Mae to rent out homes instead of foreclosing
WASHINGTON ---- Can't pay the mortgage? You still might be able to stay in your home. Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the option of renting their homes for a year.
Nov 05, 2009 | 3:10 pm | Loading…
ECONOMY: Congress votes for more aid to jobless, homebuyers
WASHINGTON ---- Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for homebuyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing legions of people running out of benefits with few job prospects.
Nov 05, 2009 | 11:45 am | Loading…
WATER: Local officials praise water deal, say conservation targets achievable
Local water officials praised California's water legislation as a genuine, long-term fix for the drought-plagued state's decaying supply infrastructure. And they said local consumers could hit tough new conservation targets.
Nov 04, 2009 | 7:50 pm | Loading…
ENERGY: California utilities ask regulators to upend power rates
California's three largest utilities have asked regulators to restructure electricity rates, raising prices for low-usage customers and lowering them for the highest.
Nov 04, 2009 | 6:15 pm | Loading…
ECONOMY: As jobs vanish, factory towns slow to see stimulus
WASHINGTON ---- Many communities hit hardest by job losses, those built around dying factories and mills, have been slowest to see relief from President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, underscoring how hard it is for Washington policymakers to create lasting work in areas that need it most.
Nov 04, 2009 | 12:05 pm | Loading…
FINANCE: Fed again pledges to hold rates at record lows
WASHINGTON ---- With the recession apparently over, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday held a key interest rate at a record low and again pledged to keep it there for an "extended period" to foster the fragile economic recovery.
Nov 04, 2009 | 12:45 pm | Loading…
ECONOMY: ISM's service sector index grows again in October
NEW YORK ---- The U.S. service sector grew for a second straight month in October, but at a slower pace than in September, as a broad economic recovery creeps along.
Nov 04, 2009 | 11:45 am | Loading…
REGION: Customs officer denied for March-area Foreign Trade Zone
Riverside County's request for a federal customs officer to be assigned to its Foreign Trade Zone near March Air Reserve Base has been denied, the county Office of Foreign Trade said Wednesday.
Nov 04, 2009 | 3:45 pm | Loading…
PHARMACEUTICALS: Merck, now No. 2 drugmaker, set for future buys
TRENTON, N.J. ---- The new Merck & Co. has become the world's second-biggest drugmaker overnight with a huge acquisition, but it still has a fat wallet and plans more wheeling and dealing.
Nov 04, 2009 | 3:45 pm | Loading…
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