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New rules restrict telemarketers
U.S. regulators have barred telemarketers from making prerecorded telephone calls to consumers who don't agree in writing to accept such messages. The new rules take effect in September 2009, the Federal Trade Commission said yesterday in a statement...Tags: Marketing
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From Target to Saks, consumers are cutting back
The Associated PressFrom affluent shoppers at Saks to bargain-hunters at Target, from Home Depot to office supplier Staples, consumers are pulling back, hurting retailers and raising more concerns about how they'll do the rest of the year. The latest round of second-quarter...Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Depot Incorporated, Office Needs
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Opinion is split on SCC judge
247-4738After Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced the recent appointment of James Dimitri to the open judge position at the Virginia State Corporation Commission, environmentalists were split into camps for and against. The split opinion is a function of Dimitri's...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Government, National Government, Timothy M. Kaine
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Stocks fall on inflation spike, drop in home construction
Wall Street fell sharply for a second straight session Tuesday after a hefty jump in wholesale inflation and a drop in new home construction gave investors more reason to believe an economic recovery is far off. The Dow Jones industrial average...Tags: Stock Activities, American International Group, Government Debt, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Petroleum Industry
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Jump in inflation puts Federal Reserve on the spot
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterDespite declining energy costs, wholesale prices soared in July, giving the economy the worst 12 months of inflation in almost three decades and increasing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The producer price index rose 1.2% in...Tags: Central Bank, Stock Activities, Asha, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve
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JCS gives adults with disabilities a lift
A marketing publication of the Sun-Sentinel CompanyJarden Consumer Solutions (JCS) recently presented Pathways to Independence with a donation of $7,100 for the installation of a Patient Lift and Transfer System. Representatives from Jarden Consumer Solutions Community Fund met and interacted with program...Tags: Jarden Corporation, Physical Fitness
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Wholesale prices rise like it's 1981
The Associated PressWholesale inflation surged in July, leaving U.S. prices for the past year rising at the fastest pace in 27 years, according to government data released Tuesday. The Labor Department reported that wholesale prices shot up 1.2 percent in July, pushed...Tags: Energy Resources, Sales, Homes, Wachovia Corp., Vehicles
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Will Rising Prices Persist?
Associated PressWholesale inflation soared in July, leaving prices rising at the fastest pace in nearly three decades. Though recent declines in oil and other commodity prices raise hopes that inflation may have peaked, some economists worry about the widespread nature...Tags: Homes, Sales, Target Corporation, Government, Central Bank
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Housing starts drop to 17-year low
Chicago Tribune reporterThe Midwest was the sole bright spot for the nation's home-building industry last month, but don't tell that to Chicago-area home builders. Despite occasionally sticking a spade in the dirt for a new home and seeing an ever-so-slight uptick in consumer...Tags: Sales, Homes, Government, Oakbrook Terrace, Chicago Real Estate
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GM offers employee discount to all on 2008 models
AP Business WriterGeneral Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will extend employee discounts to everyone on almost all of its 2008 and some of its 2009 models as it seeks to clear its remaining inventory of 2008 vehicles. The Detroit automaker said it will offer employee prices...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Sales, Vehicles, Ford Motor Co., Cadillac
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Chinese Part of Mini-Truck Mania
KickingTiresYou may have heard that Chinese automakers are coming to the U.S. soon. In reality, they're already been here for years, in the form of mini-trucks. The trucks are part of a growing trend of people using on public roads......Tags: Road Transportation, Climbing, Automotive Equipment, Mini, Vehicles
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If You Notice a Little ???Off-Gassing,??? Blame the Car
MotherproofThere is no nice way to say this, so I???m just going to throw it out there: Odds are, your car and your child-safety seats are releasing toxic chemicals into the air you breathe through a process called ???off-gassing.??? I know, as if you needed...Tags: Ecosystems, Graco Incorporated, Vehicles, Passenger Cars, BMW
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