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Dell Inc., the world's second-largest personal computer maker, lost the Black Friday retail battle against Hewlett-Packard Co. in Best Buy Co. stores, Thomas Weisel Partners said in a report. Customers preferred Hewlett-Packard PCs 5-to-1 over Dell's...Tags: Best Buy Company Incorporated, Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronics
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Just ignore all the gloomy hype
The dismal retail sales figures are in for Black Friday and the news is . . . good? Wait a minute, the news was supposed to be bad, awful, ghastly, dreadful, etc. Analysts, almost to the person, were predicting that retail sales would decline from last...Tags: Sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Petroleum Industry, Michael Lewis, Internet
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Federal regulators reject FCC's proposed cell tower backup rules
AP Business WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Federal regulators have rejected proposed changes by the Federal Communications Commission that would require all U.S. cell phone towers to have at least eight hours of backup power. The White House Office of Management and Budget...Tags: Government, Safety of Citizens, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Emergency Planning, Local Authority
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Two worlds collide as lawyer fights for inmate husband
Second of Three Parts
"Well, it's dinnertime at the amazing Miss Weird's Place," Pamela Griffin wrote her husband, Robert, one night in 1986, sitting alone at her kitchen table with leftovers. "Tonight we have the famous incredible squash concoction --...Tags: Judges, Homes, Lawyers, Trials, Angel
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Experts see slowdown in Cyber Monday sales
keiko.morris@newsday.comRetailers Monday took their deals online for Cyber Monday, working every angle possible to get skittish consumers to spend. Free shipping, 2-for-1 specials and merchandise discounted up to 60 percent were offered on many items online as retailers tried...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), Wii, Computing and Information Technology, Sales, E-Commerce Industry
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More call center work being done at home
The Associated PressAn operator is standing by -- at home. Companies that supply customer service agents to businesses around the world say they are saving money and attracting better employees by letting them work from their own houses. Using Internet telephone technology,...Tags: Government, Procter & Gamble Company, Convergys Corporation, Vehicles, National Government
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With economy tight, even lawyers get outsourced
The Wall Street JournalAs the economic crisis deepens in the U.S., some lawyers are making out well -- in India. At the Mumbai subsidiary of outsourcer Pangea3 LLC, rows of Indian lawyers at new computers pore over contracts, covenants and other financial documents. They're...Tags: Lawyers, Legal Service, Employees, Legal Services, Forrester Research Incorporated
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Cable company completes Va, WVa acquisition
A Virginia-based cable holding company has completed an acquisition that expands its presence in Virginia and West Virginia. Shenandoah Telecommunications announced Monday that its $16 million purchase of cable services from Rapid Communications LLC has...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service
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Retailers extend 'Cyber Monday' promotions, many last through the week or longer
Many retailers are offering online deals not only for the day they have dubbed "Cyber Monday" — when people return to work after Thanksgiving and shop from their desks — but for the rest of the week or longer. Here is a sampling: —...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Game Playing, House and Home, Sony Corp., Electronics
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Fuel-cell powered devices getting closer, but gassing up the laptop is still a few years away
AP Energy WriterSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Laptop, cell phone and iPod owners tired of having their devices run out of charge after a few hours have been patiently waiting for the next portable power source to arrive. Tiny fuel cells, powered by combustible liquids or...Tags: Lenovo Group, Cell Phones, Toshiba Corporation, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Electronics
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Clearwire to sell WiMax broadband service under "Clear" brand, replacing Sprint's "Xohm"
AP Business WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Clearwire Corp. said Monday it will sell its wireless broadband services under the brand name Clear, eventually replacing the Xohm brand that partner Sprint Nextel Corp. has used since September. The Kirkland, Wash.-based...Tags: Telecommunication Service, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Time Warner Inc., Sales, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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2007-present: Vice president, Midwest operations, U.S. Cellular, Itasca 2005-07: Vice president, customer service, U.S. Cellular, Chicago 2003-05: Vice president, sales operations, U.S. Cellular 2002-03: Director, indirect distribution, U.S....Tags: Government, Sales, Bensenville, National Government, Clubs and Associations
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