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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climbed Wednesday following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — The season\'s traditional kickoff isn\'t quite here, but already some winners have emerged, from electronic book readers and hot pink netbooks to shimmery tops and the \"snood,\" a hood-scarf hybrid that resembles a babushka.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — What would the holidays be without bickering between siblings? AT&T and Verizon are swamping TV with ads attacking facets of each other\'s wireless networks. While the ads stick fairly close to the truth, there\'s a lot they don\'t say.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('NEW YORK (AP) — Fitch Ratings maintained the issuer default rating of Saks Inc. Wednesday and reaffirmed its outlook at negative.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bank of America is having such a hard time finding a new CEO that some analysts are wondering if Ken Lewis might have to stay past his planned Dec. 31 departure.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has reinstated an $8 million default judgment against Hyundai Motor Co. in a lawsuit over the backward collapse of a front seat.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 16-22. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses:
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'); document.write(''); document.write('READING, Pa. (AP) — Industrial battery maker EnerSys Inc. said its chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance, Michael Philion, has elected to retire from the company.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('WASHINGTON (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats, another blow to the reputation of the world\'s largest automaker.
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'); document.write(''); document.write('A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday:
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