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 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009 3:00 pm |
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Hot Christmas toys may be hard to find NEW YORK — Robotic toy hamsters, the latest Barbie dolls and stylish boots are disappearing from store shelves as holiday shoppers start to get serious. But don’t confuse this with the days of Tickle Me Elmo. [More] Wi-Fi for travelers becomes Web marketing lure NEW YORK — Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places. [More] Fed officials warn weak recovery won’t spur jobs WASHINGTON — Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won’t be strong enough to spur robust hiring, Federal Reserve officials warned today. [More] Dairy industry campaigns for chocolate milk in schools MILWAUKEE — The creators of the “Got Milk?” campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids’ minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too... [More] Home sales in Washington state rise in 3rd quarter SPOKANE, Wash. — The number of existing homes sold in Washington increased in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, the Washington Center for Real Estate Research reported today. [More] Housing plan reaches 1 in 5 borrowers WASHINGTON — After a slow start, the Obama administration’s mortgage relief program has reached one in five eligible homeowners, a government report says. [More] Business Briefly: L.A. man gets prison for repackaging Boeing 737 plane parts A Los Angeles businessman has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for selling uncertified aircraft manufacturing parts that were used to make Boeing 737 airplanes. Prosecutors say 74-year-old Duane Lepire was sentenced Monday in U.S. [More] IPhone fails to catch fire in China BEIJING — Apple Inc.’s iPhone has been a ringing success wherever it has been launched. But in China few are picking up the buzz. [More]
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