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May sales turned out to be a big letdown for many retail chains, although there were some positive results amid the mostly bad news. Retail analyst C. Britt Beemer said the disappointing results were not expected because shopper traffic was up for the Memorial Day weekend pre- and post-sales. "I think this reflects that consumer issues are worse than what everybody ...

'Ballmer said at MWC 2009 Windows Mobile 7 will come in 2010.' - When it comes to operating systems for computers, Microsoft holds the vast majority of the market even when there are free alternatives like Linux. However, when it comes to mobile operating systems for smartphones, Microsoft isn’t nearly as strong. WMPoweruser reports that Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system is ...

Car shoppers caught up in the frenzy of the "cash-for-clunkers" program will have more time now and a $2 billion reason to trade in their old gas guzzlers. The Senate voted to refill the popular car incentive program on Thursday, tripling the $1 billion fund that has led to big crowds at once deserted auto showrooms. President Barack Obama will sign ...

Business owner Gene Marks offers three reasons why smart entrepreneurs will emerge from the downturn stronger than before There are about 20 million small businesses right now in this country, depending on who you ask. I'm going to bet that a great majority will survive the Great Recession of 2008-2009. I'm hoping my business will be one of them. And I'm ...

LOS ANGELES – The nation's second-largest shopping mall owner, General Growth Properties, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday in a tough bargaining move to restructure it's $27 billion in debt. General Growth, which owns more than 200 malls including Faneuil Hall in Boston and the South Street Seaport in Manhattan, said shoppers at its malls will not be affected by ...

The recession's grip loosened slightly this spring as seasonal hiring picked up and helped offset rising bankruptcies and foreclosures, according to the Associated Press' monthly analysis of the economic pain in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. The latest results of the AP's Economic Stress Index show the free fall that marked the autumn of 2008 and winter of 2009 gave way ...

General Motors Co. said it would turn to the Internet auction site eBay to sell new cars and trucks, beginning with a pilot program of California inventories. "Together with eBay Motors, GM and our dealers are reinventing the car-buying experience for our California customers," GM's Vice President for U.S. Sales Mark LaNeve said in a statement. Used cars have been frequently ...

Ohio Citizen Action filed the lawsuit against Englewood in U.S. District Court in 2005. A decision is expected this year, said Ed Icove, an attorney who also represents the group. Icove said it's better for residents who don't want door-to-door solicitation to post no-trespassing signs. He thinks that Englewood's no-knock list is overbroad and limits free speech. But William Singer, Englewood's ...

Hopefully, you're not still under the illusion that if you're talented and hardworking, somehow people will notice and you'll get your just rewards. A lot of career Cinderellas are still out there waiting around for that prince of a promotion or raise to come, getting more disillusioned and depressed with every passing day. Getting promoted means getting noticed, which is not ...

Disabled mom Shawna Eddy hopes the mounds of clothing covering her front lawn will generate enough cash to take three adolescent daughters to the Shoe Show before school starts. Unemployed massage therapist Sue Smith is turning unwanted antiques into traveling money for her grandson's trip to the World Yo-Yo Contest in Florida next week. For reasons as varied as the contents ...

Last week's Consumer Electronics Show was chock full of companies touting ways to bring the Internet to TVs, with direct ethernet connections, or boxes that married the Net and TV. Phil Leigh, who runs the Inside Digital Media research firm, suggests in a new report that consumers save their money. Instead, Leigh advises consumers to just buy a cheap laptop and ...

Which Sectors Will Be Hardest Hit? About 10,000 people a day are losing their jobs in the current U.S. economic crisis, the worst rate since perhaps the Great Depression. Yet for many industries, the real pain lies ahead. Here's a look at 30 sectors—some that will be among the hardest hit and others where the outlook is for modest growth, ...

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The dealer let me walk away from the final month's payment on my leased SUV and didn't charge for excessive wear and tear, so I feel I came out ahead and am happy with the car. But I want to alert others that if you see an attractive price on the Internet like I did, you might be slammed with additions ...

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The number of homeowners facing foreclosure surged in March as lenders lifted temporary moratoriums and resumed legal actions against delinquent mortgage payers. Foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported on 341,180 properties in March, 46% more than a year ago and 17% above February's total, RealtyTrac reports today. One in 159 U.S. housing units ...

  OWINGS MILLS, Md. (June 9, 2009) – Business leaders have two more days to register for a free online broadcast hosted by Sandler Training CEO Dave Mattson. During the broadcast, CEOs, sales and marketing managers, and other business leaders will have unprecedented access to one of the world’s foremost sales, leadership and management trainers. Bestselling author and Sandler Training CEO ...