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• Wal-Mart, retailers post weak Sept. sales
NEW YORK - Americans scaled back their spending even more in September, resulting in weak sales for many retailers, as already skittish consumers grappled with the financial meltdown that’s spreading around the globe. The weak reports are fueling ...
• Norbert weakens to tropical storm over Mexico
Robert Fernandez, sales manager of the Paradiso Resort and Beach Club in Sonora's popular vacation town of San Carlos, said the hotel set up sandbags along the beach, reinforced its windows and warned visitors against swimming in the ocean. "But we ...
• After bank failures, sales of metal vaults surge
CHICAGO - Afraid cash isn't secure even behind the thick walls of banks, more people are turning to something that's protected money since the days of Jesse James and Bonnie and Clyde: safes. The metal vaults are so popular in some parts of the ...
• McCain: Suspend mandatory stock sales
Oct. 10: Speaking in Missouri, Joe Biden takes on Sarah Palin's one-liners and John McCain's "lurching" from one economic proposal to another. LA CROSSE, Wisconsin - John McCain proposed Friday that the elderly be allowed to hang on to the stocks in ...
• Cuba limits sales of food so all can eat
HAVANA - Cuba is limiting how much basic fruits and vegetables people can buy at farmers' markets, irritating some customers but ensuring there's enough — barely — to go around. The lines are long and some foods are scarce, but because the ...