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Two Western luxury-goods giants are taking a controversial tack in the fight on Chinese knockoffs, by targeting the U.S. branches of major Chinese banks that allegedly do business with the pirates.

Jason Wu announced today that he will be teaming up with powerhouse department store, Target, to launch an inexpensive line due out in Feb 2012.

J.C. Penney Co Inc's incoming boss has lured a senior executive from Target Corp as he assembles his team before taking the reins of the department store chain next month.

Target Corp said its marketing head, who earlier this year was tapped to oversee the company's entrance into Canada, has resigned. The discount retailer did not say why.

The first lady could not shop at Target without creating a buzz and a company of Secret Service. Thursday afternoon, Michelle Obama made a trip to Target store at Potomac Yard Shopping Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

South Sudan wants to stop the pound weakening by setting an exchange rate target of 2.9-3.3 against the dollar and will intervene to ensure the currency stays in that band, a senior government official said on Tuesday.

The websites of several Mexican government ministries, including Defense and Public Security, went offline on Thursday, and a hacker group claimed responsibility.

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.

A spokesman for Merkel said that she and Sarkozy emphasized that Athens must dutifully adhere to its deficit-reduction goals.

While most Target stores nationwide are sold out of the retailer's red hot Missoni for Target collection items, eBay has exploded with products for resale.

Missoni is a hot Italian designer. Target is a discount retailer. The combination proved powerful Tuesday, as the much-hyped Missoni for Target Collection launched, crashing the company's Web site and selling out merchandise from most stores. But on Wednesday, despite a few fits and starts, target.com is working, and the company has many Missoni for Target items in stock for customers to buy.

The launch of the new collaborative line between Italian designer, Missoni and Target has resulted in the crash of the Web site of the mega-retailer on Tuesday.

Missoni for Target sold out within hours of its initial launch -- was this exactly what was supposed to happen?

Fans of Italian designer Missoni flocked to Target stores on Tuesday and burdened the retailer's Web site in order to get their hands on some of the unique items.

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.

With the Target Web site down, eager Missoni for Target would-be shoppers have taken to Twitter to solve the Missoni mystery.

Taliban fighters fired rockets at the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul on Tuesday and attacked police in three other areas in the biggest assault the insurgent group has mounted on the Afghan capital.

The collection sold out of stores within minutes and crashed the Target website

Missoni for Target is red hot. The designer collection launched at Target on Tuesday, quickly selling out at many stores around the country and crashing the company's retail Web site.

Target's Web site is so popular Tuesday after launching a fashion clothing line called Missoni for Target the company's main site has gone down.

Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Friday that the company's target for Chrysler sales in North America remains at 2 million units, despite a weakening economic outlook.