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feature Economy down, lottery tickets up; The stock market's new volatility; Electronic bill paying reaches new threshold; The world's largest employers; World Bank says U.S. business faces light regulatory burden
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feature In Warren Buffett we trust; China faces shortage of factory workers; Burger King’s customized wrapper; Nine of 10 companies would rehire former employees; Sharp slowdown for shipyards
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feature Generation Y's rough road; Federal tax credit spurs new-home sales; DeBeers to cut diamond production; Sales up at Sears; Craigslist nets a few Gambinos
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feature High rates for credit cards; Early withdrawals at Fidelity; Good times for the Vice Fund; Ad sales up for cable-TV networks; A new option for coach passengers
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feature Homeowners pay off principal; iPad's gross profit margin; Westminster Kennel Club's high fees; Jersey Shore a boon to Viacom; Lopsided wireless usage at AT&T
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feature The cost of staying wired; Credit card use drops; Time Inc.'s golden goose; Mortgage Bankers Association takes a loss; M.B.A.’s head for health care
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feature Airlines increase ticket prices; Bond issuers miss debt payments; Price of oil slips; Where are the young swingers?; Avatar breaks DVD records; Foreclosures: High, and still counting
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feature To come for Fannie and Freddie: $389 billion; Number of millionaires rises; Jets nix offer from adultery-oriented website; No taxes for heirs of billionaire; Health-care costs in 2011
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feature Music album sales see lowest level since 1994; Wal-Mart to help employees with tuition costs; McDonald's recalls Shrek glasses; Freebies from Pfizer and other drugmakers; Coulomb Technologies plans more charging stations
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feature No income tax for 47 percent of U.S. households; U.S. auto sales slip by 23 percent; "Ancillary revenue” for U.S. airlines up by 276 percent; Sales of smart phones show 15 percent rise; Wal-Mart to expand Bodega Express stores<
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feature Five states see unemployment of 12% or more; Foreigners hold 43% of bonds issued by Treasury in 2009; Higher prices for pumpkins; IPOs make a comeback; IRS extends amnesty program to 15 October
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feature The FDIC's empty coffers; Bank of America to suspend dealings with ACORN; Fisker Automotive awarded $529 million federal loan;
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feature Unemployment rate of 16- to 24-year-olds tops 18 percent; A $1.6 billion reduction in news gathering operations; Old-fashioned railroad ranks among the hottest IPOs; Outstanding consumer credit continues to fall; Aid from foreign workers dwarfs a
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feature Home builder Habitat for Humanity now in eighth place; GM's sales in China outstrip sales in U.S.; Target to roll out designer diapers; U.S. loses top spot as world's most competitive economy; Sales of bottled water fall
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