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Cars, home improvement give April retail sales a boost
Spring’s arrival late in April gave retail sales a light boost as Americans emerged from hibernation to spend on cars, gardening goods and building supplies. From March to April, sales rose a slight 0.1% after declining a revised 0.5% from...
Tags: National Retail Federation, Services and Shopping, Petroleum Industry, Vehicles, Economic Indicator
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Facebook promises to fix Home with upgrades after user complaints
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook Home was introduced with much fanfare one month ago. So far it has not lived up to the hype. The app for Android smartphones has a two-star rating in the Google Play store. And the HTC First phone -- the first to come...
Tags: Science and Technology, Social Media, Google Play
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison makes Malibu real estate his own
On busy Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, some well-kept facades conceal a secret. Behind the Mediterranean with wooden doors, the white stucco two-story with a red tile roof, the long wall obscuring a three-structure compound, hides a singular,...
Tags: Property, Yahoo! Inc., Larry Ellison, Services and Shopping, Realty
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HGTV to introduce nine new series by July 31
It's going to be a busy summer for HGTV. The home-focused cable channel announced at its Upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday that it would debut nine new series by July 31. The highest profile new series is "Brother Vs. Brother,"...
Tags: Entertainment, Real Estate Sellers, Television, Real Estate Buyers, Renovation
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Teen summer employment expected to rebound, job firm says
After facing several years of stiff competition from recent college graduates and other displaced workers, teenagers are expected to find more summer job openings as retailers expand hiring, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc....
Tags: Unemployment Rate, Employment, Land Price, The Home Depot, Employment Opportunities
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Mérida — an appealing destination in Mexico's south
MÉRIDA, Mexico — Until this winter, Mérida had just been a busy city I passed through on my way to the ancient Mayan ruins. Then, in mid-December, I made it my destination. I pretty much had to: I'd been hearing the city's name all fall, from...
Tags: Mexico City, The Home Depot, Beach Vacations, Entertainment, Tourism and Leisure
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Delinquencies on consumer loans continuing to fall, report says
Missed payments on consumer loans continue to fall and are now well below the average for the last 15 years, the American Bankers Assn. says, reflecting the improved economy, cautious consumer behavior and tight lending standards. Delinquencies on...
Tags: Loans, Credit and Debt, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers
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Home Depot Center to become StubHub Center
PHOENIX -- The Home Depot Center is getting a new name. The 125-acre multi-sport complex on the campus of Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson will be known as the StubHub Center starting on on June 1, when the naming rights transfer from the chain of...
Tags: The Home Depot, AEG, Soccer, Chivas USA, Television Industry
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas to guest on Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing'
Jonathan Taylor Thomas will guest star on Tim Allen's "Last Man Standing." Yes, the young heartthrob whose mug was splashed all over Bop and YM covers during his run with Allen on the '90s sitcom "Home Improvement" will appear in the series, a...
Tags: Boy Meets World (tv program) , Sara Rue, ABC (tv network), Jennifer Lawrence, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
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Popularity of home elevators gets a lift
Actress Jane Fonda bought a home in Beverly Hills last year with a feature that might seem counterintuitive for a fitness guru: an elevator. The Holmby Hills house that pop icon Michael Jackson leased has one within its 17,200 square feet of living...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Michael Jackson, House Building, Fox News Channel (tv network), Companies and Corporations
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Hazards of having an ex-wife as credit card joint owner
Dear Liz: My boyfriend is deployed. I have his power of attorney, and during his deployment I have paid off all of his credit card debt. The accounts now need to be closed because they are ones that were acquired with his former wife. I know you say...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Credit and Debt, Insurance, Real Estate, Marketing
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Chino Hills maternity hotel controversy heats up
L.A. NOWChino Hills officials told residents Tuesday night that they have filed a public nuisance lawsuit against the operators of a so-called maternity hotel....
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