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• GM to close Michigan plant, cut 1,340 jobs
    GM plans to close Wisconsin plant Oct. 13: GM announced plans in a press conference today to close a plant that manufactures SUV's by Janurary. 1,253 jobs will be lost at the Janesville, Wisconsin factory. DETROIT - The U.S. automotive sales ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• EU to youth: Turn down your MP3 players!
Sales of personal music players have soared in EU countries in recent years, particularly of MP3 players. Commission experts estimate unit sales between 184 and 246 million for all portable audio devices just over the last four years, of which MP3 ...