- AOL offers buyouts to 2,500, a third of work force
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- NEW YORK — AOL LLC, an Internet company struggling to adapt to an advertising-driven economy, is looking to shed more than a third of its work force as it prepares to spin off from Time... Full story
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- Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price war
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- NEW YORK — Wal-Mart is upping the... Full story
- Audi's performance S4 drops its V-8 for 2010
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- Landry's Restaurants OKs $1.2B acquisition offer
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- Senate Dems press for extended jobless benefits
- By JIM ABRAMS / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, emphasizing that 7,000 people a day are running out of unemployment insurance benefits, pushed Tuesday for action on legislation to extend those benefits for up... Full story
- Study: Recession makes retiring at 65 more difficult
- By DAVID PITT / AP Personal Finance Writer DES MOINES, Iowa — Workers in more than half of U.S. households will likely be unable to retire at 65 at the same lifestyle they enjoy today, a new study says. The Center... Full story
- Suit alleges Anheuser underpaid female executive
- ST. LOUIS — A former executive with Anheuser-Busch who was the brewer's highest-ranking woman is suing the company, claiming it encourages a ``frat party'' atmosphere and pays women less than men for equal work. ... Full story
- Home prices rise in most major cities in August
- By J.W. ELPHINSTONE / AP Real Estate Writer NEW YORK — Home prices rose for the third straight month in August, data Tuesday showed, a key ingredient for a broad and sustained housing recovery. The Standard &... Full story
- Worsening job picture fuels slide in confidence
- By ASHLEY M. HEHER / AP Retail Writer CHICAGO — Consumers' confidence about the U.S. economy fell unexpectedly in October as job prospects remained bleak, a private research group said Tuesday, fueling speculation that an already... Full story
- Halloween stores pop up in old retail haunts
- NEW YORK — The recession hasn't been so scary for Halloween stores. In fact, they're finding better haunts in the graveyards of failed retailers. The seasonal sellers are taking advantage of the spate of retail bankruptcies and... Full story
- States raise limits on creditors as debtors squirm
- By EMERY P. DALESIO / AP Business Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — With many Americans in dire financial straits, states are cracking down to make sure aggressive debt collectors target only people who legitimately owe them money.... Full story
- Dollar loses punch and crude finds momentum
- By CHRIS KAHN / AP Energy Writer NEW YORK — Oil prices on Wednesday soared to new highs for the year because of a weak dollar and the upcoming holiday shopping season that could bring more traffic to the roads. The Dow... Full story
- The Great Recession: The numbers tell the story
- By TIM PARADIS / AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year ago this weekend, the Dow Jones industrial average had just finished a slow-motion crash. Over eight days, it fell 2,400 points, or 22 percent, and stood at 8,451.... Full story
- Bankruptcy judge approves Sun-Times sale
- WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of the Chicago Sun-Times and other newspapers owned by its parent company. Chicago businessman Jim Tyree leads a group that has offered to pay $5 million for the assets... Full story
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