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Obama will now send pact to Congress.
Retail Stocks Gain for Week
Tepid jobs report leads to small decline Friday.
Obama Names Wage & Hour Chief
Fills key Labor Department post.
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Retailers Cut Jobs
More than 10,000 positions cut.
FTC Supports ‘Do Not Track’ Guidelines
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Beige Book Shows Mixed Economic Activity
Discount and necessity purchases characterized consumer spending in most regions of the U.S. last month.
Feds Close Down Counterfeit Web Sites
Fake luxury goods key items being sold.
Steering a New Course for Global Sourcing
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Retail Apparel Prices Fall in October
Women’s and men’s both see monthly and yearly decreases.
Target Sees Strong Holiday
Expects best fourth quarter in last three years.
Specialty Store Sales Rise
Department store sales decline in October.
Import Surge Eases in September
Industry imports up 16.7 percent as trade deficit narrows.
Retail Stocks Advanced Last Week
S&P Retail Index closed at 485.60 Friday.
Cotton Prices Hit New High
Demand for cotton has outstripped supply in most parts of the world.
Hahn Looks Back
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