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Black Friday: Toys R Us starts the frenzy

By doris | Published: November 27, 2010

Full Story at Black Friday at Toys R Us draws newcomers – Nov. 26, 2010 NEW YORK Money.cnn.com) — Who knew that all it took was a 2-hour time change to bring out a mob of newcomers to the Black Friday craziness? Toys R Us, the nation’s largest toys-only retailer, got a head start on [...]

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Chevy Volt confronts one final glitch

By doris | Published: November 20, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — General Motors has begun commercial production of the Chevrolet Volt, producing cars at the automaker’s Detroit plant that are intended for sale or lease to consumers. But there’s one final problem, one that’s been dragging on for years, that still needs to get cleared up.

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BP offers cheaper gas

By doris | Published: August 8, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — In an effort to help struggling gas stations and appease furious consumers following the Gulf disaster, BP is lowering its gasoline prices. BP is offering a series of incentives to its distributors that could shave two cents off the price of gasoline at the pump. Contrary to [...]

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KFC’s Double Down fails to take off

By doris | Published: July 15, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — KFC’s Double Down, an uber-fried bacon-and-cheese mega-sandwich with chicken instead of bread, has not been a big hit with fast foodies. The Double Down created a news feeding frenzy when KFC, owned by Yum Brands Inc., launched the sandwich on April 12. The company has sold 10 [...]

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20 products that are cheaper today than 10 years ago

By doris | Published: July 2, 2010

Full Story at walletpop.com Thanks to inflation, what cost just a buck in 2000 would cost $1.27 today. Happily, the price of some products has not kept up with that inflation; and in some cases, they are even cheaper today than ten years ago. What can you buy today that gets you more bang for [...]

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Olive oil production goes global

By doris | Published: June 15, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com BERKELEY, Calif. – Call it the EVOO evolution. Extra-virgin olive oil, once the domain of Spain and Italy, is popping up in surprising new places. It’s on the up-and-up Down Under, growing in Croatia and is becoming such an industry in South America that a Chilean producer is bringing two products [...]

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Get ready for more Italian cars on U.S. roads

By doris | Published: April 24, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — In the next few years, we’ll be seeing more Italian cars on American roads as Fiat and Alfa Romeo return to the states after a nearly two decade absence. Fiat and Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne says we’ll also be seeing more Italian vehicles sold under the [...]

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Oil rises over $86 a barrel — an 18 month high

By doris | Published: April 6, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK – Oil and gasoline prices climbed to 18-month highs Monday as a batch of new economic reports provided more signs that the U.S. economy is back on steady footing and demand for crude will follow. The worry now among some analysts is whether gasoline pump prices are starting to [...]

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Yes, we do still make things in America

By doris | Published: March 17, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com Walk into any big-box store in the country and you’d be forgiven for thinking that nothing is made in America anymore. So many of our everyday purchases — the clothes we wear, the toys our children play with and the electronic devices we rely on for work and entertainment — are [...]

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Wal-Mart suffers sales decline in key quarter

By doris | Published: February 19, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Wal-Mart Stores posted a quarterly profit Thursday that beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the retailer’s store sales dropped during the period that included the all-important year-end holiday sales. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said fourth-quarter sales at its stores open at least a year – a key [...]

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McDonald’s to serve up breakfast dollar menu

By doris | Published: December 11, 2009

Full Story atmsnbc.com CHICAGO – McDonald’s Corp. will begin selling a variety of breakfast items for $1 early next month, a spokeswoman for the world’s largest hamburger chain said Thursday. The move to add to its already popular dollar menu comes as McDonald’s tries to fight a decline in U.S. sales, which have slipped following [...]

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Wal-Mart plans Black Friday all-nighter

By doris | Published: November 12, 2009

Full Story atmoney.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — In preparation for the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Wednesday that most of its stores will be open 24 hours for “post-Thanksgiving Day events.” Nearly all 2,737 Wal-Mart Supercenters are already 24 hours, but the change will apply to almost all of [...]

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GE in talks to sell 51% of NBC Universal

By doris | Published: October 2, 2009

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (Reuters) — General Electric Co. is holding talks to sell 51% of NBC Universal to Comcast Corp., which would pay up to $7 billion in cash and contribute some programming assets to the new, jointly owned company, according to a person familiar with the matter. GE (GE, Fortune 500), [...]

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GM to boost output by 60,000

By doris | Published: August 19, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com DETROIT – Higher sales, in part from the government’s Cash for Clunkers program, are spurring General Motors Co. to boost production at several of its factories. The automaker said Tuesday it will add 60,000 vehicles to its production in the third and mainly the fourth quarter. It will also bring back [...]

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