On the last day of every month, shoppers at Walmart load their carts with food and household items and wait for the midnight hour. Is this the new normal in America? Full Article
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Gustav weakened to a Category 1 hurricane as it approached the Louisiana cities of New Iberia and Lafayette with maximum wind speeds of 90 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday.
(Reporting by Chris Baltimore)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at a much slower pace than previously thought in the third quarter, restrained by weak business investment and a slightly more aggressive liquidation of inventories, data showed on Tuesday.
Borrowing the dollar cheaply to fund purchases of higher-yielding assets was a no-brainer in 2009, but will it be a safe bet in 2010? Full Article
The Russia-backed carmaker is pressing ahead with a renewed bid for GM's Saab as reports of new backing from a Dutch billionaire swirl. Full Article
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