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Consumer Prices Drop Record 1 Percent in October 11-19-2008 2:45 pm   -  AP

AP: Consumer prices plunged by the largest amount in the past 61 years in October as gasoline pump prices dropped by a record amount.

Unemployment At 6.5 Percent, 14-Year High 11-07-2008 12:03 pm   -  AP

AP: A worse-than-expected employment report drove up the nation's 2008 tally of job losses to 1.2 million.

Ford Reports October Sales Dropped 30 Percent 11-03-2008 3:26 pm   -  AP

AP: Low consumer confidence and tight credit pushed Ford's U.S. sales down 30 percent in October.

Chrysler to Cut 25 Percent of Salaried Workers 10-25-2008 11:01 pm   -  AP

Chrysler says it will cut 25 percent of its salaried work force starting next month, and the automaker warned that it will make more restructuring announcements in the near future.

Thirty Percent of Americans Admit to Racial Prejudices in Evaluating Candidates 06-23-2008 8:21 am   -  CBS News

CBS News: A CBS poll shows that Barack Obama's race and John McCain's age could be a deciding factor when voters head to the polls in November.

Ten Percent Say Obama is Muslim: Campaign Fights E-Mail Campaigns About Faith 06-12-2008 7:48 am   -  WBBM-TV

"This nasty, negative set of lies has to be met with the truth."

Economy Grows By 0.6 Percent 04-30-2008 12:16 pm   -  AP

AP: The bruised economy limped through the first quarter, growing by only sixth-tenths of a percent as housing and credit problems forced people and businesses alike to hunker down.

New Study Shows Online Video Views Soared 66 Percent in Last Year 04-20-2008 8:43 am   -  AP

Traditional TV networks capture only a small fraction of the online video traffic.

Obama: I Would Not Go Over Cap-Gains Rate of 28 Percent Under Bill Clinton 03-27-2008 3:33 pm   -  CNBC

"Well, you know, I haven't given a firm number. Here's my belief, that we can't go back to some of the, you know, confiscatory rates that existed in the past that distorted sound economics. And I certainly would not go above what existed under Bill Clinton, which was the 28 percent. I would--and my guess would be it would be significantly lower than that. I think that we can have a capital gains rate that is higher than 15 percent."

Existing Home Sales Tumble 8 Percent 10-24-2007 2:52 pm   -  KRQE-TV

US existing home sales fell 8.0 percent in September as a persistent housing slump continued to weigh on the property market and the world's biggest economy.



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Apple Grabs 8 Percent of Online Market | Cult of Mac
Microsoft Internet Explorer fell below 70 percent of the market for Web browsers, IE dropping 2 percent to 69.77 percent in November. Safari hit 7 percent of the market in November, climbing 8 percent over October's 6.57 percent rating. ...

The Fashion Plate - It's getting to be that time ... 75 percent ...
Just got word from Fleur Boutique, which has stores in Cameron Village and Meadowmont in Chapel Hill, that some designer clothes are now up to 75 percent off both in the stores and online (psst ... you've seen the new site, right? ...

October construction spending drops 1.2 percent | Business | Chron ...
Housing construction, which has been in a slump for more than two years, fell by 3.5 percent in October following a 0.5 percent drop in September. Private residential building activity, which totaled $338.8 billion at a seasonally ...

Survey Suggests Nearly 30 Percent Of Online Holiday Shoppers Plan ...
The theme this holiday shopping season is frugality. JP Morgan analyst Imran Khan expects online sales to be flat this year. In a ...

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Hope and Change — now two-thirds off!
It's worth asking what that percentage would have been in a Hillary Clinton administration. Would she have dared to comprise two-thirds of her staff with Clinton-era retreads? Or would she have wanted to get some space between her ...

90 Percent of U.S. Infant Formula May Be Contaminated with ...
90 Percent of US Infant Formula May Be Contaminated with Melamine; FDA Abruptly Declares Chemical Safe for Babies.

www.kansascity.com | 12/01/2008 | October construction spending ...

The Commerce Department says construction spending dropped by 1.2 percent in October, much bigger than the 0.9 percent decline that many analysts had expected.

The weakness was led by another sizable drop in home ...


Hong Kong's key stock index rises 1.6 percent | Business news ...
The blue-chip Hang Seng Index rose 220.6 points, or 1.59 percent, to 14108.84. "The market is recovering from its bottom in the bear market. Investors are looking for value," Fulbright Securities Ltd. General Manager Francis Lun said. ...

Dell Joins Competitors Offering Zero-Percent Financing - Headline ...
Dell's joining the likes of Microsoft and SAP in offering zero-percent financing to corporate customers. The New York Times finds that odd, given the company's recent statements that it was tightening credit in its financing programs ...

Dell's New Conservatism: Zero Percent Financing - Bits Blog ...
Dell's New Conservatism: Zero Percent Financing. By Ashlee Vance. Dell. Just last week, Dell talked about turning conservative with its cash and financing programs because of the uncertain economy. Then on Wednesday, Dell began touting ...









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