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Wall Street: Mixed week ends on a low note
Stocks fell Friday, capping a mostly down week, as investors remained jittery about the economy and the outlook for the technology sector. 
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How an ex-con landed a job
Gregory Headley got himself a job. 
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New pens upload your handwriting
As founder and creative director of Art Street Design, a graphic-design studio, I'm pretty familiar with pens and computers. (We make all sorts of marketing materials for companies, from invitations to Web sites.) But in my 13 years of running the company, I hadn't seen anything like a smartpen until recently. 
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Toys R Us to open at midnight on Thanksgiving
For some Black Friday shoppers, a 5 a.m. start just isn't early enough, so Toys R Us has upped the ante. 
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2010 outlook: Flat is the new up
If 2008 was the year the stock market almost died and 2009 was the year that the market miraculously sprung back to life, then what will 2010 be? 
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Senate tax hike misses the mark
The health care bill that faces a crucial test vote in the Senate on Saturday is proof that getting reform passed and getting it right are two very different things. 
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Dirty secrets of Black Friday
Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars. 
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Recession blame shifts to Dems
Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll. 
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The CEO and the boss broke up. Now what?
The news that Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt are divorcing came with a bitter kick: Team chairman Frank's first move against his soon-to-be-ex was to fire her from her job as the Dodgers' chief executive. 
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Man behind netbook craze
A few years ago rivals mocked Asus chairman Jonney Shih. Millions of netbooks later, Shih is having the last laugh. 
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Four great ideas from Kiplinger's personal finance editor Janet Bodnar. 
Three easy steps to a stellar score that will get you the best rates. 
Buy a new car between February 16th and December 31st of 2009, and you’ll probably get to deduct the car’s sales tax on your tax return. 
As the economy gets to its feet, there are forces trying to knock it back down. 
Firms are starting to conduct interviews — and hiring should soon follow. 
The economy has hit a bottom. The recovery is underway. 