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* Global semiconductor sales rose 27% in September from a year earlier, the smallest climb in eight months, on slowing demand by makers of mobile phones and personal computers, according to the Semiconductor Industry Assn.

* Candie’s Inc., a maker of women’s casual shoes and clothes, agreed to buy Escada’s Badgley Mischka designer clothing business to add luxury brands that appeal to more mature shoppers. The value of the acquisition, to be made with shares, wasn’t disclosed.

* MasterCard International said cardholders used its credit cards and off-line debit cards 4.3 billion times during the third quarter as gross dollar volume rose 10% to $365.9 billion.

* Boise Cascade Corp. changed its name to OfficeMax Inc. and named former Boise executive Chris Milliken as president and chief executive.