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Toyota lowered its global sales target for 2009 by 700,000 vehicles to 9.7 million Thursday, showing that even one of the world’s most durable […]

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U.S. consumer spending grew at a slower pace in July as the impact of the tax rebates faded and a pickup in inflation eroded […]

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Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz said it will open two new stores in Seattle in September.
The Swedish retailer has already opened a 25,000-square-foot location at […]

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For the second straight month, a key measure of manufacturing activity rose at a much higher than expected rate.
The surprise jump in so-called […]

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Streamline Health Solutions Inc. reduced its net loss year over year and offered a more optimistic view for the next 12 to 36 months.
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The Bank of Japan cut its economic assessment, saying growth in the world's second-largest economy is “sluggish'' for the first time in 10 years. […]

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Arizona native and veteran banker Frank Shelton was appointed president of Valley First Community Bank by its board of directors, the company announced Monday. […]

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With the price of practically everything jumping, you probably wouldn’t mind getting a bigger paycheck.
But your employer isn’t the only one who’s unenthusiastic […]

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Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter profit plunged 65%, in a difficult environment for the semiconductor industry.
For the […]

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The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in June as the biggest jump in exports in more than four years overwhelmed record imports of petroleum. […]

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