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Today's Top Business Headlines

Shoppers out in force for deals on Christmas gifts
The nation’s shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.[More]
Associated Press | November 28

Retailers tweeting for holiday black ink
Need a holiday gift? There’s an app for that.[More]
November 28

Dubai crisis rattles markets
NEW YORK — Dubai’s debt crisis raised concerns Friday that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery.[More]
Associated Press | November 28

France finishes EADS probe
PARIS — French stock market regulators closed a week of hearings on Friday with 17 current and former executives of Airbus parent company EADS now waiting to learn whether they will be sanctioned for allegedly making millions by profiting from...[More]
Associated Press | November 28

Gasoline prices up for holidays across the U.S.
Gasoline prices dipped slightly as the Thanksgiving travel season began, but are still significantly higher than they were a year ago and are expected to remain so into the new year. Locally the average price for regular unleaded gas was $2.856...[More]
November 28

Health bill reform won’t affect veterans’ benefits
The national health reform bill passed by the House last month and the Senate version to be debated in early December pose no threat to health care benefits provided to military families, retirees or veterans, advocates say.[More]
By Tom Philpott | November 28


MORE HEADLINES

November 27
• Snohomish County stores dangle discounts to grab shoppers
• Tips for avoiding hassles with gift returns
• Giving to charity: How to make sure you'll get your tax break
• What small businesses should do to plan for 2010
• Smart doodads for smart phones
• Working too hard? Try hardly working, author suggests

November 26
• Holiday Web shopping looks brighter than last year
• Laid-off Boeing workers could qualify for more benefits
• Army Corps denies appeal to save historic Collins Building
• What drives shoppers crazy
• Jobless claims drop, offering some hope
• Frontier bank officials OK stock split to keep listing on NASDAQ
• Hang up and walk, researchers suggest
• Jobseekers’ holidays happier with temp work
• There’s a spat for that


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