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McCain, Obama and the economy
McCain, Obama will try to connect with voters about who has the battle handle on reversing the downturn. Full story | Interactive: What they have said that they will do
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Retailers face lackluster back-to-school season — only Wal-Mart posts Aug. gains. Full story
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Stocks tank — Dow ends day nearly 350 down
Wall Street closed sharply lower Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down over 340 points. It appears recent news has all but dashed investors’ hopes for a late-year recovery.
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Is Favre financial savior for the Jets?
Brett Favre has been transplanted from tiny Green Bay to the biggest metropolis in America. What will his impact be on the New York Jets' business fortunes in the upcoming years?
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French struggle to say
au revoir to 35-hour law
A new law that allows French companies to negotiate their way out of a 35-hour work rule is meeting resistance from both workers and the employers it was meant to benefit.
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Private club puts wealthy drivers on fast track
Bill McMichael braked his new Ferrari F430 Scuderia into the turn, downshifting as he went into the corner. Then he punched it on the straightaway.
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A look at GM’s brands
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Many retailers post sluggish August sales
Many of the nation’s retailers struggled with a sluggish back-to-school season, as shoppers focused on buying essentials amid persistent worries about high gas and food prices.
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Where home prices may actually ... rise?
Believe it or not, in the future people will be buying and selling homes. Some of them will even make a profit.
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Surviving the post-vacation blues
Labor Day marks the end of the vacation season for many Americans, bringing with it a sense of dread for some workers. Here are some ways to get rid of the post-vacation blues.
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Employers seek the power of older workers
As the labor force shrinks, many companies find that hiring retirees can be the key to success.
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Workers sorry Vise-Grip plant moving to China
Gary Oden has known for weeks that the plant where he has spent the last 19 years helping build Vise-Grips, one of Nebraska's most famous products, would be shutting down.
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