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Sears 4Q loss narrows as co. reduces expenses
Sears posted a smaller loss in the fourth quarter from a year ago as it reduced its inventory and expenses while sales at its namesake stores rose ...
Michelle Obama highlights obesity progress in MS
Michelle Obama on Wednesday congratulated this Southern state for a more than 13 percent drop in its child obesity rates, saying its example should ...
Barnes & Noble chair wants to buy retail business
The last remaining national bookstore chain is being taken off the shelf and dusted off for sale. Barnes & Noble's founder Leonard Riggio disclosed ...
THE RESET: White House catalogs spending-cut woes
As the nation slowly recovers from the severe 2007-2009 recession, a battle rages between lawmakers who want the government to aggressively tackle ...
Olive Garden owner Darden warns on 3rd quarter
Darden Restaurants, struggling to draw more customers into its Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants, predicted a third-quarter profit Friday that ...
US stocks keep sliding on weak data, Fed qualms
U.S. stocks continued a two-day slide Thursday on weak economic data and concern about the Federal Reserve's resolve to keep juicing the economy.
Safeway 4Q net income jumps
Bring on the deal hunters. Grocery store operator Safeway said Thursday its customer loyalty program helped its fourth-quarter net income jump 13 ...
Office Depot agrees to buy OfficeMax in stock deal
Office Depot and OfficeMax are being collated. The retailers said Wednesday they have agreed to combine in an all-stock deal worth about $1.2 billion ...
Obama, business groups differ on minimum wage plan
President Barack Obama says raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour and tying future increases to inflation will boost the incomes of millions living ...
Argentina freezes prices to break inflation spiral
Argentina announced a two-month price freeze on supermarket products Monday in an effort to stop spiraling inflation. The price freeze applies to ...
Union agrees to back off Wal-Mart protests
Labor groups say they will end their picketing at Wal-Mart stores for at least 60 days as part of a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board
Hostess picks lead bidders for Twinkies
Hostess has picked a lead bid for its famous Twinkies. The bankrupt company said late Wednesday that it has selected a joint offer from two investment ...
Bangladesh probing if factory's 1 exit was locked
Bangladesh's government is investigating allegations that the sole emergency exit was locked at a garment factory where a fire killed seven women.
Garment factory fire kills 7 in Bangladesh
A fire swept through a two-story garment factory in Bangladesh's capital, killing at least seven female workers and injuring five others, police and ...
Hasbro 4Q revenue misses, to cut jobs
Toy maker Hasbro said Friday that its fourth-quarter revenue failed to meet expectations because of weaker-than-expected demand over the holidays.
Practically human: Can smart machines do your job?
Art Liscano knows he's an endangered species in the job market: He's a meter reader in Fresno, Calif. For 26 years, he's driven from house to house, ...
Wal-Mart warns suppliers on stricter measures
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has alerted its global suppliers that it will immediately drop them if they subcontract their work to factories that haven't been ...
Atari US files for Ch. 11 to separate from parent
Video game maker Atari's U.S. operations have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to separate from their French parent company, ...
Barrymore nurturing beauty brand Flower with care
Drew Barrymore, an accomplished actress, producer and director, is launching her own beauty brand. Maybe, she says, it's the next chapter now that ...
Wal-Mart to hire vets, buy more American products
Why wait on Washington when there's Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the biggest private employer in the U.S. with 1.
US retail sales rose 0.5 percent in December
U.S. consumers increased their spending at retail businesses in December, buying more autos, furniture and clothing. Steady job growth and lower gas ...
Wal-Mart pledges to hire 100,000-plus veterans
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the nation's largest private employer, is making a pledge to hire every recently discharged ...
Lawmakers release documents on Wal-Mart bribery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s CEO Mike Duke found out in 2005 that the retailer's Mexico unit was handing out bribes to local officials, according to emails ...