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NAGOYA, Japan — The airy new Sony store in this central Japanese city has floor-to-ceiling windows, sleek white counters and friendly employees, called stylists, who offer advice and tailored counseling on Sony gadgets.
“It’s just like the Apple store,” laughed Yuka Hara, 23, a publishing company employee who was one of thousands of […]
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Malaysia’s government-linked companies and businessmen are being pressed to boost spending at home amid concern that more money is being invested abroad than flowing into the country.
Fresh ideas to stimulate investment may be included in the government’s so-called New Economic Model, International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said in an interview on […]
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Ronnie’s Ice Cream, a 31-year-old frozen dessert manufacturer, will move from St. Louis to Crestwood’s Watson Industrial Park Drive this year, co-owner Ron Ryan said after the Board of Aldermen approved a conditional use permit Tuesday night.
Ronnie’s now makes Quezel Sorbets and other specialty desserts at 1919 South Grand Boulevard cash advance […]
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Yahoo Inc. gave its support to rival Google Inc. Wednesday, denouncing an alleged cyber attack originating in China against Google’s network infrastructure.
"We condemn any attempts to infiltrate company networks to obtain user information," a Yahoo representative said in an e-mail statement. "We stand aligned with Google that these kinds of attacks are deeply disturbing […]
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The U.S. Treasury Department aims to hold off on selling its 34 percent stake in Citigroup Inc. until the bank and regulators agree on a broader plan to repay all obligations remaining from last year’s $45 billion government bailout, a person close to the department said.
Treasury officials are concerned that a sale now […]
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In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publishers a way to build more solid "pay walls" around their online stories while still appearing in search results.
In an official blog post Tuesday, Google said it will let publishers limit […]
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As long as we are doing it this year, why not do it always?
"This year, it all comes down to value and getting the best bang for your shopping dollar," said Tod Marks, senior editor of Consumer Reports.
He was referring to a survey by the magazine showing nearly two-thirds of Americans […]
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Japan’s consumer prices fell at a near record pace in October, reinforcing the government’s concern that deflation will hamper the economy’s recovery from its worst postwar recession.
Prices excluding fresh food slid 2.2 percent from a year earlier after dropping a 2.3 percent in September, the statistics bureau said today in Tokyo. That matched […]
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The number of people making initial claims for unemployment payments fell in the week ending Nov. 21, the U.S. Labor Department reported Wednesday.
The advance figure for seasonally adjusted claims was 466,000, down from 501,000 in the week ended Nov. 14, according to a news release.
The total number of U.S. citizens receiving unemployment benefits as of […]
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Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it will begin equipping certain vehicles with inflatable seat belts that the company says will help prevent injuries in auto accidents.
The inflatable rear seat belts will be available on the next generation Ford Explorer and will become more widespread over time, the company said in a press […]
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