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Extended Service Contracts
Chicago TribuneComputer hard drives fail. Digital cameras quit clicking. Stuff breaks, so you might be wondering about so-called extended warranties to cover your new gadgets in case something goes wrong during a specific period of time. The term "extended warranty" is...Tags: AT&T Corp., Contracts, American Express Company, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Elk Grove
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Increase in oil costs forces businesses to change operations
The Associated PressConventional wisdom had long held that some industries would collapse if oil topped $100 a barrel. As oil neared $150, sending costs higher for everything from jet fuel to plastic jars, the question was how many companies would succumb. The surprising...Tags: Prices, Church & Dwight Company Incorporated, Petroleum Industry, Newell Rubbermaid Incorporated, Graco Incorporated
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Stocks ravaged on retail, jobs woes
Tribune NewspapersThe stock market tumbled Thursday as a raft of new data showed the economy remains weak despite a recent reprieve in energy prices. The Dow Jones industrial average sank almost 350 points after a jump in jobless claims and lackluster retail sales...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Stocks, Energy, Gymnastics, Money and Monetary Policy
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Risks remain with bassinets
Chicago Tribune reporterFederal regulators urged retailers to pull more Simplicity bassinets from their shelves after Illinois attorney general staffers purchased models that could kill a baby but were excluded from a federal alert issued last week. The most troubling aspect of...Tags: Sales, Metal and Mineral, Missouri, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Imports
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In 'Landmark Event,' Westport Bans Plastic Shopping Bags
Courant Staff WriterThis well-heeled town has become the first community on the East Coast to ban plastic shopping bags, a move hailed by proponents as a watershed moment that could lead to a wider change in consumer habits. "This is a landmark event," said Adrienne...Tags: Los Angeles, Hawaii, Connecticut, Westport, Citizens Campaign for the Environment
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Storm might bring out con artists, too
247-4738The declaration of a state of emergency in Virginia means the state's anti-price gouging laws go into effect. Officials with the Virginia Attorney General's office and the Office of Consumer Affairs are ready to assist people who are hit by Hanna. The...Tags: Virginia, Disasters, Corporate Crime, Natural Disasters, Social Services
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Multinationals offset feeble sales at home
Dow Jones NewswiresU.S. multinationals have been raking in money from around the world lately, a welcome offset to depressed sales at home. That's why the strengthening dollar and recent news of weakening economies overseas are bad omens for the future of U.S. corporate...Tags: Personal Finance, Diplomacy, Sales, International Relations, Annual Reports
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Environment continues to be tough in retail
Many retail chief executives were speaking at a Goldman Sachs conference as they released their August sales results. A few themes were repeated throughout the presentations: Consumers are making their purchases closer to when they need them, a trend...Tags: JC Penney Company Incorporated, Sales, Game Playing, Stocks, The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated
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PPL reports improvement in customer service response time
Allentown's PPL Electric Co. reported an improvement in its percentage of calls answered within 30 seconds from 79 percent in 2006 to 83 percent in 2007, according to an annual report released today by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The...Tags: Natural Gas, PPL Corporation, Natural Resources, Energy Resources
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Cost of an oil change, value of car maintenance
Consumer ReportsThe value of proper car maintenance is priceless, but the costs may be rising. I recently went to my local service station to get an oil change and when I went to pay the bill, I was surprised by the price. Just a few weeks prior, I had brought in my... -
GM Employee Discount - Is it really a good deal?
Consumer ReportsAutomakers and dealers are anxious to sell 2008 models and make way for the 2009s. With car and truck sales down and the end of summer fast approaching, we have seen a wide range of sensational incentives advertised, from traditional rebates to buy-one-... -
New car incentives by brand
Consumer ReportsTurn on the television or open a newspaper, and your senses will be assaulted by automotive advertisements featuring sensational pitches in an effort to clear the 2008s from dealer lots and make way for the 2009 models. Amid all the noise, analysis...
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