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BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Oct 26, 2007 @ 8:23am neoform

MSNBC -- Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday. The safety.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Sep 12, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- Office Depot Inc. has agreed to pay $2.3 million in civil penalties to settle a lawsuit claiming that customers statewide were overcharged because of faulty readings on scanners at the checkout line, the Santa Clara County district attorney's office said.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Jun 18, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

FOX News -- NASCAR filed a $100 million counter claim against AT&T Inc. on Sunday, accusing the wireless provider of interfering with its exclusive sponsorship agreement with rival wireless company Nextel. The suit also asks that NASCAR be granted the right to kic.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed May 9, 2007 @ 3:13pm neoform

blogs.business2.com -- If Steve Jobs' presence on Disney's (DIS) board helped persuade Robert Iger to risk front loading Disney content on the iTunes Music Store, the gamble seems to have paid off in spades. In its quarterly earnings report and call, the company told analyst.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Mar 29, 2007 @ 7:29pm neoform

CBS News -- Information from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards was stolen by hackers who accessed TJX's customer information in a security breach that the discount retailer disclosed more than two months ago. TJX Cos., the owner of about 2,500 retail st.. Read More

BUSINESS / OPINION Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 1:27pm neoform

Alter Net -- Home Depot salesclerks get about $8-$10 an hour for lifting heavy objects and running around the floor all day with no tips while its departed CEO got $210 million bonus for sinking the value of the company's stock. I’m not upset by the $210 million.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Dec 7, 2006 @ 10:14am mrmdc

CNN -- Britain's Rank Group said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Hard Rock cafe and casino business to the Florida Seminoles for $965 million... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Jul 30, 2010 @ 9:02am neoform

CNN -- The Walt Disney Company said Friday it has agreed to sell Miramax Films for around $660 million to an investor group... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jul 29, 2010 @ 3:07pm neoform

CNN -- Public but personal details from more than 170 million Facebook profiles were harvested from the site and made available in a downloadable torrent file this week... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jul 28, 2010 @ 3:02pm neoform

CNN -- The "Easy Rider" left us earlier this year. Now his stunning Venice, Calif., compound is on the market - for $6.25 million... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jul 27, 2010 @ 3:02pm neoform

CNN -- Question: I'm 28 and would like to have $1 million by the time I retire at 65. What are some of the investing options I should consider? --Joshua Sin, Fresno, Calif... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jul 27, 2010 @ 9:02am neoform

CNN -- For 12 years, Andrea Herrera played it safe and stayed out of debt... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jul 27, 2010 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- Tony Hayward will step down as chief executive of BP, the company announced Tuesday, amid ongoing outrage over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Jul 23, 2010 @ 9:03am neoform

CNN -- Dell has agreed to pay $100 million to settle fraud charge from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC announced on Thursday, ending a five-year old case that has plagued the company and its chief executive, Michael Dell... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jul 22, 2010 @ 3:02pm neoform

CNN -- In a desperate attempt to fill a $70 million budget hole, Newark's mayor is taking a chainsaw to the town's budget -- even going so far as to cut toilet paper from the 2010 budget... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Jul 20, 2010 @ 3:01pm neoform

CNN -- Consider the lobster: The population of the crustaceans is at such low levels along the East Coast that a regulatory agency is proposing a five-year ban on harvesting them between Cape Cod and Virginia... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat Jul 17, 2010 @ 9:01am neoform

CNN -- The Ohio Attorney General's office announced today that a class of three pension funds it represented in fraud complaints against AIG have settled with the federally-owned insurance giant for $750 million... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Jul 16, 2010 @ 3:02pm neoform

CNN -- The ultra-rich have plenty of home choices right now. There is a glut of mega-mansions on the market -- at steep discounts. Here are 5 of the most luxurious... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Jul 16, 2010 @ 9:02am neoform

CNN -- Goldman Sachs paid $550 million to settle charges of defrauding investors in a sale of securities tied to subprime mortgages, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Jul 15, 2010 @ 3:01pm neoform

CNN -- After facing a $1.8 billion shortfall just six months ago, Virginia closed its fiscal 2010 budget with a $220 million budget surplus... Read More