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Producer prices fall off a cliff
The 2.8 percent drop reflects sharply lower fuel costs and could allow more Fed rate cuts.
Today
INDEX SHOULD SHOW INFLATION EASING
SuperShuttle adds RDU to passenger list
Shared rides to begin Jan. 3.
Bailout reinventions rattle the markets
Confusion exacerbates turmoil, analysts and lawmakers say.
Duke study says 'going green' will grow jobs in U.S.
For all their talk of building a green economy -- one flush with jobs that help protect the environment -- most politicians have not said exactly where the new jobs would come from.
Market goes low, then rises
The search for the bottom continues as investors try to measure the recession.
U.S., China announce product-safety plan
The United States and China are working to strengthen measures to ensure products imported into the U.S. are safe -- a daunting task that will take a huge commitment from Beijing to work.
General Tobacco cuts 25% in Mayodan
Sagging consumer demand for discount cigarettes has led General Tobacco Co. to cut nearly 25 percent of its work force in Mayodan.
Morning Briefing
Hanesbrands announces hundreds of job cuts.
Home Depot does better in third quarter
Home Depot gave investors a welcome surprise Tuesday, posting a better-than-expected third-quarter profit.
Groups cite EPA to challenge Cliffside
Critics fighting Duke Energy's proposed coal-burning power plant in Western North Carolina have renewed legal challenges to block it as a global warming threat.
Web site detects 'a pulse' in automotive markets
Automotive Web site Edmunds.com has picked up a faint sign of life in an industry that just reported its worst sales since 1991.
Give yourself a break while rebooting
Q: Whenever I update my system on "update Tuesday," I have to reboot every time. I also reboot on my own from time to time. When I reboot, I like to go do something else for a few minutes, but I can't because I have to click OK to get by th
Philanthropy
Through Dec. 13, Verizon Foundation's Season's Readings campaign is asking for donations of new or gently used children's books at area Verizon Plus stores. The books will be distributed to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations.
Bankruptcies
, 2105 St. Edmunds Circle, Kinston, 28504; estimated assets, $0 to $50,000, estimated debts, $0 to $50,000; some creditors, East Carolina Carpet & Interiors, Goldsboro Builders Supply, Jeffrey & Sandy Haines and Stallings Plumbing, Heating & A
Online sales growth in October slowest on record
Online spending for October grew at the slowest pace since at least 2001, an Internet research company said Tuesday - the latest evidence that Web shopping is being dragged down by the deteriorating economy.
NC commission OKs 10 percent utility cost hike
Progress Energy will be allowed to recover some of its higher fuel costs by raising prices on the average household bill by more than 10 percent.
Medtronic 2Q profit sinks on hefty legal charge
Medtronic Inc., the world's largest medical device maker, said Tuesday that legal expenses and declining foreign exchange rates weighed down its fiscal 2009 second-quarter profit.
Consumers may get ray of good news: lower prices
American consumers hit by a seemingly endless stream of bad news, from vanishing jobs to shrinking retirement accounts, may be in for a small dose of relief: lower prices at stores.
