Personal Spending
NEW YORK - Americans proved in September they are willing to spend, as long as the price and the product are right.
NEW YORK - Retailers are reporting surprisingly solid sales gains for September, boosted by back-to-school shopping, much of it was pushed into September by parents who had put off trips to the mall.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Once a month, just after midnight, the beeping checkout scanners at a Walmart just off Interstate 95 come alive in a chorus of financial desperation.
LOS ANGELES - Viacom Inc.'s movie studio, Paramount Pictures, is laying off 53 people worldwide, most of whom are based in Los Angeles, in a move that will save about $10 million a year.
WASHINGTON - Seniors with high drug costs will soon have more options to help them cope with Medicare's prescription coverage gap.
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