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<title><![CDATA[Wal-Mart begins a DVD price war]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[First it was books. Now it's DVDs. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started another price war Thursday, trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following its price cut on books last month. And, once again, competitors Amazon.com and Target scrambled to match the prices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ally's tactics attract clients and criticism]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Its TV and print ads poke fun at the bait-and-switch tactics of other banks. Its interest rates on CDs have been the most generous in the industry. Ally Bank's tactics have drawn in customers, but they have also irked rivals and gotten the attention of regulators. At the heart of the bank's aggressive wooing of depositors is this: As the rebranded banking unit of GMAC Financial Services, Ally Bank has the backing of billions of dollars loaned to GMAC by the federal government.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow Corning files fraud lawsuit against BB&T over securities]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Dow Corning Corp., the world's biggest silicone supplier, has sued BB&T Corp., accusing the bank of falsely representing the safety and liquidity of $667 million in auction-rate securities that the company can't sell.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:16 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FDA cautions companies it says are selling flavored cigarettes]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration yesterday warned several companies that it says continue to sell banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:04 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yanks look toward title No. 28 and more talent]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees' minor-league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Small markets watch Series from outside]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Owner Mark Attanasio of the Milwaukee Brewers thought about the teams in baseball's final four this year -- all large-market teams -- and wondered whether there would be room for his franchise anytime soon.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shoppers spent less last month]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/31/shoppers-spent-less-last-month/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yankees use long ball to tie Series]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their batting slump and sent the World Series to Philadelphia tied at a game apiece.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Planning Ahead: Two books try to help workers  face the realities of retirement]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/24/planning-ahead/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Retirement planning is under the spotlight in the wake of the stock-market crash that forced millions of older workers to re-examine their prospects. Will it take being scared to make people do the right thing for retirement, or would soothing words work better? The authors of a couple of new books try each of those approaches.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Human-rights advocate brings PWR to people]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/23/human-rights-advocate-brings-pwr-to-people/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Wilda Spalding dreams of connecting North Carolina to the larger world of thought, activism and change. And she wants the world to hear her adopted state's voices.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Housing industry gets negative sign]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Applications for home-building permits, a key gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months -- a discouraging sign for the housing industry. A rebound in housing is needed to support a broader economic recovery.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow, S&P get boost: Investors more confident after good reports]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/dow-sp-get-boost/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Investors are seeing the kind of earnings numbers that make them feel confident about stocks.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hanesbrands awarded for its support of arts programs]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Hanesbrands Inc. of Winston-Salem has been named one of 10 "Best Companies Supporting the Arts in America" this year by Business Committee of the Arts.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US Airway to offer nonstop, daily flights to Brazil]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/us-airway-to-offer-nonstop-daily-flights-to-brazil/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[US Airways will begin offering daily, nonstop service from its Charlotte hub to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Dec. 15.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Economy faces a different 'normal']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/economy-faces-a-different-normal/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could linger for years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Piedmont Triad Partnership to participate in conference]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/piedmont-triad-partnership-to-participate-in-confe/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Piedmont Triad Partnership said yesterday that it will have a representative at the National Business Aviation Association Conference in Orlando, Fla., this week.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BB&T, Surrey Bancorp N.C.'s top small-business lenders]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/bbt-surrey-bancorp-ncs-top-small-business-lenders/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[BB&T Corp. and Surrey Bancorp were named yesterday as the top small-business lenders in North Carolina for 2009 by the North Carolina district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Groups call for regulators to block Duke rate increase]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/20/groups-call-for-regulators-to-block-duke-rate-incr/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Advocates for conservation and the poor want regulators to block or temper a proposed rate increase upon Duke Energy customers in North Carolina.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[States try to rein in debt collectors]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/18/states-try-to-rein-in-debt-collectors/business-nationworld/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With many Americans in dire financial straits, states are cracking down to make sure that aggressive debt collectors target only people who legitimately owe them money.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Texting service allows sharing contact information]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[It's the latter half of 2009. If we're all so digitally connected, why are we still passing out our most important business information on little pieces of paper? ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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