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Oil rises 3.5 percent tracking Wall Street

Oil prices rose more than 3.5 percent on Thursday, fueled by a rally on Wall Street and data showing that the number of workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week.
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Did You Know: What Sellers Want

Overall, 21 percent of sellers indicated that what they wanted most from their agent was help pricing their home competitively.
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Online Advertising up 10% in 2008

Online advertising in the U.S. grew 10.6 percent to $23.4 billion last year, according to a report released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau on Monday.
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Dish accused of violating do-not-call list

The U.S. government and four states sued Dish Network Corp on Wednesday, accusing the satellite television provider of assisting its authorized dealers in calling consumers with recorded telemarketing messages.
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11 Money-Saving European Travel Tips

New air routes, hotels, and booking strategies make European travel almost as cheap as staying home. Europe. Cheap. Could there be a more tantalizing...
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Citadel marketing new fund with lower fees: report

U.S. hedge fund Citadel Investment Group LLC plans to roll out several new funds, including one with lower fees that will aim to make money on currencies, interest rates and other trades based on broad economic trends, the Wall Street Journal reported.
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U.S. retailers boosted by Wal-Mart in February

U.S. retailers posted better-than-expected February same-store sales on Thursday due to a strong gain at discounter Wal-Mart Stores Inc , which said lower gasoline prices had loosened some household budgets.
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Retailers report weak sales, but Wal-Mart shines

Top U.S. retailers saw anemic same-store sales in February as shoppers kept a tight hold on spending, but Wal-Mart Stores Inc again beat expectations and said lower gasoline prices had relaxed some household budgets.
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Retailers report weak U.S. sales, but Wal-Mart shines

Top U.S. retailers saw anemic same-store sales in February as shoppers kept a tight hold on spending, but Wal-Mart Stores Inc again beat expectations and said lower gasoline prices had relaxed some household budgets.
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U.S. existing home sales fall along with value

The pace of sales of existing home in the United States fell 5.3 percent in January to a 4.49 million-unit annual rate, while home prices dropped to a six-year low and inventories shrank, the National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters were expecting home resales to rise to a 4.79 million-unit pace from the 4.74 million rate for December. The inventory of exi...
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Wal-Mart intl ops hit by firmer dollar, Asda shines

LONDON - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) posted a 14.3 percent drop in fourth-quarter operating income at its international businesses, hit by the stronger dollar, but said underlying growth was solid, led by the UK, China and Brazil.
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Rules of engagement

Listening to your consumer isn’t going to cut it anymore. These days, firms need to engage, interact and connect with their customers on a deeper, more meaningful level if they’re going to survive the economic downturn.
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Recruiting Kids to Sell the Brand

A new book highlights the effects on consumerism on children and raises questions and objections to research firms which recruit kids to test products, and to sell them in return for incentives.
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Click fraud hits online advertisers

In the final three months of 2008, click fraud surged to a new high as criminals had thousands of hacked computers pretend to be customers checking out online ads, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Senate approves DTV-switch delay

The Senate passed a bill on Monday night to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals, giving consumers almost four more months to prepare.
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