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Consumers, enticed by cooler weather, early holiday discounts and an improving economy, offered some relief to the retail industry in October.....more>>

  • Google providing better view of personal data
    Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.
  • Kia to take more job applications for Ga. plant
    Kia Motors says it will reopen the application process for production and maintenance jobs at its new assembly plant in West Point.
  • Facebook to keep profiles of the dead
    Death doesn’t erase the online footprints that people leave in life and Facebook won’t either, though it will make some changes.
  • Verizon 3Q profit falls 30 pct on higher costs
    Verizon Communications Inc., the nation’s second largest phone company, on Monday said third-quarter revenue fell nearly 30 percent as higher costs offset an increase in revenue that largely was driven by an acquisition in its wireless business.
  • Twitter becomes mutual friend of Google, Microsoft
    Twitter Inc. is selling the rights to mine its communications hotbed to both Internet search leader Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in dueling deals that underscore the growing importance of being able to show what’s on people’s minds at any given moment.
  • Obama to refocus bailout on small businesses
    President Barack Obama says the government’s $700 billion financial bailout is shifting away from Wall Street giants and toward small businesses on Main Street.
  • Taser issues advisory on use of stun guns
    Taser International is advising police agencies across the nation not to shoot its stun guns at a suspect’s chest.
  • Coca-Cola 3rd-quarter profit rises slightly
    The Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit rose less than 1 percent, as sales fell as consumers continued to limit soft drink purchases and the stronger dollar took a toll on revenue.
  • ShopperTrak forecasts slight holiday sales rise
    ShopperTrak, a retail research firm, predicted Tuesday that total holiday sales will rise 1.6 percent compared with a year ago, which would be good news for retailers compared with last year’s steep decline.
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