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Some Missoni for Target Items Available at Target.com

Missoni for Target was a red-hot hit at launch this week, but the Italian designer's special collection for the retailer has left some customers confused while reseller Internet sites like eBay have experienced a boom.
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Retail sales flat as confidence crumbles

Growth in retail sales stalled in August, hurt by a pitched battle over spending in Congress and raising fresh questions about the country's ability to steer clear of a double-dip recession.
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August retail sales flat

Growth in retail sales stalled in August after a pitched battle over spending in Congress undermined faith Washington could steer the country clear of a double-dip recession, data showed on Wednesday.
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SEC Examines Rules on Raising Private Capital

The top U.S. securities regulator has formed an advisory panel of fast-growing companies and venture capital funds as it reviews whether it needs to update rules on how private companies can access public investors.
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LivingSocial/Whole Foods, Missoni/Target: Hot Deals, Products Can Cause Consumer Angst

The Internet is blazing Tuesday with two red hot retail deals that some consumers can't get enough of and some consumers have already had enough of. One is the Whole Foods/LivingSocial deal offered Tuesday, in which the daily deal company is offering a $10 coupon for $20 in food. The other is the launch of Missoni for Target line of clothing and accessories.
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Cargill Announces Second Turkey Recall

Cargill Inc said on Sunday that it will recall ground turkey products at one of its U.S. facilities for the second time in two months after a U.S. government body found salmonella contamination.
Will the new Amazon tablet will bean  Android-powered Kindle?

Amazon's Big Tablet Plan: Low Priced Product, Discounted Subscriptions

Amazon is about to launch a consumer tech battle with its highly-anticipated new tablet, expected to be launched in October, and the company is likely to try to win customers for its new product through a low product price-point and an annual content subscription model that will let readers have free access to older books and streaming movies and TV shows.
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Exclusive: Holiday shoppers to spend less

Most than a quarter of Americans expect to spend less during the holidays this year, a survey showed on Monday in an early sign that retailers will have to try harder to win shoppers in the biggest selling season of the year.
Protester holds giant Greek national flag in front of parliament building during rallyn in Athens' Syntagma square

Greek Money Running Out Amid Opposition to Tax Hike

Greek workers threatened on Monday to sabotage a new property tax decided by the government as a last-ditch effort to please international lenders, ignoring warnings that Athens will run out of cash next month.
Morticians prepare a body at the Lastel corpse hotel in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, September 10, 2011. Death is a rare booming market in stagnant Japan and the Lastel corpse hotel, where bereaved families can check in their dead while they wait their turn

Death Industry Reaps Grim Profit as Japan Dies

Across from a noodle shop in a Yokohama suburb, Hisayoshi Teramura's inn looks much like any other small lodging that dots the port city. Occasionally, it's even mistaken for a love hotel by couples hankering for some time beneath the sheets.
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Gold Falls As Speculators Sell to Cover Equity Losses

Gold fell further on Monday after posting its worst closing since June last week but bargain hunters could cushion the fall, while escalating worries about Europe's ability to resolve its debt crisis sent bullion priced in euro to a record high.

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