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Poverty shifts to the suburbs
The suburban poor outnumbered their inner-city counterparts for the first time
last year, with more than 12 million suburban residents living in poverty,
according to a study of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas released
Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16077694/
Seminole Tribe buying Hard Rock cafe
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is buying the Hard Rock business, including its
massive collection of rock 'n' roll memorabilia, in a $965 million deal with
British casino and hotel company Rank Group PLC, the tribe announced Thursday.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16090321/
Weekly jobless claims fall sharply
The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits
dropped last week by the largest amount in six months, relieving worries about
a big jump in claims in the previous week.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16090738/
Automakers show off their looks in L.A.
One of the world's top markets for luxury vehicles and home to the largest
collection of design studios backed by automobile manufacturers from the United
States, Europe and Asia, Southern California is the undisputed hub of
automobile design. By MSNBC.com's Roland Jones.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16041971/
The last tax-free Christmas online?
There can be a guilty little pleasure in buying that $350 iPod or $1,200 laptop
online: avoiding the sales tax you'd have to pay at a local store.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16059200/
Online shoppers count on free shipping
Though free shipping offers tend to dwindle during the rest of the year, they
will return in force this holiday season, with 83 percent of online retailers
surveyed offering the promotion.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15852480/
McDonald's testing Angus burgers in L.A.
McDonald's Corp. is testing hamburgers made with Angus beef at six Los
Angeles-area restaurants, trying out products that would go head-to-head with
Burger King's line of higher-end burgers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16090509/
One million Zunes by June? Microsoft says yes
Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that it expects to sell 1 million of its new
Zune music players through the first half of 2007. That figure would pale in
comparison to Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod, but Microsoft contends
it would be a good start.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16081018/
Customer reviews becoming more common
Retailers are giving vocal online shoppers more opportunities to sound off
about products this holiday season - and in return are hoping to convert more
surfers into buyers.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16078626/
Yahoo tries to fix the mess it has made
Yahoo Inc. is tackling its most difficult challenge since the dot-com bust with
sweeping organizational changes aimed at cleaning up a mess of the Internet
icon's own making.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16070188/
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