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• Airlines fly into new year with wave of fare sales
ATLANTA - A wave of fare sales has spread across the airline industry in the early days of the new year as the weak economy continues to put pressure on carriers to fill seats even after they drastically reduced capacity and some expressed ...
• Major automakers report U.S. sales plunge
DETROIT - General Motors, Ford and Toyota said Monday their U.S. sales plunged in December, as car and truck buyers continued to steer clear of showrooms due to the dismal economy. GM said its U.S. sales fell 31.4 percent, while Ford’s U.S. sales ...
• Album sales plunge, digital downloads up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs. Year-end sales figures released Wednesday by The Nielsen Co. show total ...
• Generator Sales Skyrocket
PEARL CITY, Hawaii - Ever since Oahu's massive power outage Dec. 26, there has been a huge boost in sales of portable generators. Many businesses say they are completely sold out of generators and have long waiting lists for future shipments. Milton ...
• Money troubles prompt burial plot sales
Jan. 2: Maria de Jesus outlived three of her children and held the title of World's Oldest Person since November. She died in Portugal at the age of 115. Msnbc.com's Keva Andersen reports. LOS ANGELES - Burial plot brokers are reporting an uptick in ...