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With October auto sales expected to fall short of September's 15-year low, General Motors Corp. is launching a campaign this week to reach people who have stopped looking for cars out of fear that they can't get a loan. Many banks and finance companies,...

Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again Wednesday after a stream of disheartening data convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable. The market's despair propelled the Dow...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again Wednesday after a stream of disheartening data convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable. The market's despair...

LONDON (AP) _ World stocks tumbled Wednesday after poor U.S. retail sales data provided fresh evidence that global efforts to restore confidence in the financial system will not be enough to stave off a deep recession. Wall Street followed Europe and...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Xilinx Inc., which designs programmable chips, said Wednesday that its quarterly profit declined 9 percent as North American sales slumped. Overall sales rose 9 percent, however, and the results exceeded Wall Street's forecast,...

Turns out, 33 cents in one week is the biggest price drop in the history of anyone paying attention to the national average price of a gallon of gas. Currently, the national average price is $3.12, according to AAA. With......

Honda will scale back production of its new Pilot SUV and Odyssey minivans by 32,000 units to compensate for shifting consumer demand. The loss in family-hauler production will be made up by increasing output of the popular Accord sedan. Sales......

Investors agonizing over a faltering economy sent the stock market plunging all over again today after a stream of disheartening data convinced Wall Street that a recession, if not already here, is inevitable. The market's despair propelled the Dow...

Britney Spears is hot once again, scoring the biggest leap to No. 1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. Her new "Womanizer" rocketed from No. 96 to No. 1. The track registered 286,000 downloads last week, according to Billboard, the...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Abbott Laboratories Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit jumped 51 percent, led by sales of the arthritis medication Humira and a steep increase in sales of stents and other heart-related devices. The North Chicago, Ill.-based...

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Coca-Cola Co. reported its profit rose by double digits, weathering a volatile third quarter in which consumers felt pressured by economic uncertainty. The nation's biggest soft drink seller reported third-quarter profit was 14...

NEW YORK -- The sell-off on Wall Street intensified today, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 700 points after grim retail sales data stoked fears that a punishing recession may be looming -- if not already underway. The 8% plunge...