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- Couple wins lottery 鈥� twice in ArkansasCouple wins lottery twice? Yes, an Arkansas couple won $1 million and $50,000 lottery with two tickets purchased on the same day.
Fish McBites join nuggets, burgers in Happy Meal familyFish McBites will appear in time for Lent. The Fish McBites join apple slices and smaller fry portions in McDonald's efforts to reduce the calories in Happy Meals.
Stock market dives after Dow hits 14,000Stocks聽fell the most this year Monday, the first trading day after the Dow broke 14,000.聽Boeing was the only rising stock among the 30 in the Dow.
Stocks rise; Dow closes above 14,000The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 14,000 Friday for the first time since October 2007.聽The Dow Jones industrial average is聽a stock market index that is traditionally considered a benchmark for how the entire stock market is faring.
Taco Bell Doritos: There's a 'Taco Bell' flavor. Really.Taco Bell Doritos will roll out as limited-time offer this spring. Taco Bell Doritos are only the latest collaboration between Yum Brands and PepsiCo.聽
$68,000 for whale vomit? Beachcomber finds 'floating gold.'A soccer-ball sized lump of whale vomit, better known as ambergris, could bring its British finder some 鈧�50,000 ($68,000). His dog found the smelly sphere while they were walking on the beach.
Wal-Mart ammunition limit: three boxes a dayWal-Mart ammunition limit is imposed because of limited supplies, the retailer says. Wal-Mart ammunition limit comes in the wake of rising sales of guns and ammunition after the Dec. 14 Newtown, Conn., shootings.
Stocks slip lower; Dow logs strong start to yearStocks drifted lower on Wall Street Thursday, but the Dow Jones industrial average still logged its best January since 1994.聽Stocks have benefited as investors have put money into equities this month.
Twinkies back in business? Hostess picks a bidderTwinkies may be back in business soon. Bankrupt parent company Hostess has agreed to terms with two investment firms, which will buy the Twinkies brand and five bakeries for about $410 million.聽
TNT sale to UPS blocked by European regulatorsTNT Express was set to be absorbed by shipping giant UPS, but the sale was blocked by the European Union's antitrust chief. UPS first offered to buy TNT Express in March to increase its shipping footprint in Europe.聽
Coke ad racist? Arab-American groups want to yank Super Bowl adCoke ad racist? That's the charge being made about Coca Cola's new Super Bowl ad, set to air this Sunday. Arab-Americans have sharply criticized the 'racist' Coke ad, which depicts an Arab walking through a desert with a camel.聽
Stock rally brakes on news of 4Q contractionStocks closed lower on Wall Street after a report showed the US economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, putting the brakes on a January rally that has pushed stocks toward record levels.
Japan airline replaced 787 Dreamliner batteries 10 times due to problemsAll Nippon Airways says problems with the lithium ion batteries prompted the airline to replace them 10 times. The NTSB wants more info about the 787 batteries from Boeing.
Stocks climb with Dow approaching 14,000Stocks rose on Wall Street Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average closed at 13,954.聽The January rally looked as if it was running out of steam yesterday as stocks pulled back from their highs, but Tuesday stocks resumed their ascent toward record levels.
Barnes & Noble closing about a third of its stores, facing tough online competitionThe head of聽Barnes聽&聽Noble's聽retail group said that the company will have 450 to 500 stores in a decade. That's down from about 689 currently.
US firms encouraged by bipartisan immigration reformFrom agricultural firms to high-tech companies, US employers are eager to see the broken immigration system fixed. But without details fixed, firms are cautious with support.聽
Sales back at J.C. Penney: Can they recover from their marketing fumble?Only a year after swearing off sales, J.C. Penney is bringing them back. J.C. Penney used to run some 600 sales each year, but isn't saying how many are coming back.
Taco Bell pulls anti-veggie ad after protestTaco Bell's anti-veggie, pro-taco ad prompted angry tweets and other forms of protest from public health groups, who condemned what they called Taco Bell's anti-veggie propaganda.
Android app offers a super-secret burner phone numberThe new Hushed app for Android lets Android owners create disposable, fake, fully functional phone numbers usable in 40 countries on five continents.
Ground beef recall linked to illness in five statesGround beef recalled last week may be responsible for symptoms experienced by 16 people in Michigan, Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin who ate the recalled ground beef.
